East Moor AFB

The crew were undertaking a cross country training flight when, three hours into the flight the pilot noticed the gauges on his panel showed the starboard engine had lost oil pressure. The pilot feathered the engine believing it was failing. He then attempted a hurried forced landing at RAF East Moor at 1345LT but touched down too far along the runway and as the aircraft ran off the end of the runway, the aircraft's undercarriage was raised to stop the aircraft.
Crew (10th OTU):
F/O Geoffrey Wright Burt, pilot 4.
Source:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/nc725.html

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1852LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blåvandshuk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Alfred Holbech, pilot,
F/O David I'Anson Cartwright,
Sgt John Ernest Walter Heydon,
Sgt Robert Richard Parry,
F/Sgt Joseph Neree Andre Mauric Tremblay, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1918LT on an operation to Essen and crashed almost immediately. A crew was killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt R. F. Conroy, pilot,
F/Sgt Ernest Maxwell Bell, navigator, †
Sgt G. R. Denamore,
Sgt J. Boles,
Sgt J. Burns, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1901LT to lay mines. It was ditched in the North Sea some 140 km off Cromer, Norfolk. Four crew members were killed and one was rescued.
Crew:
Sgt John Hannah Black, pilot,
F/Lt C. S. Campbell,
Sgt P. G. Rothena,
P/O Francis W. Bartleet,
F/Sgt Walter Billington, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1717LT on an operation to Lorient. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Bay of Biscay. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Leslie Lindsay Rodgers, pilot,
Sgt Albert George Allen,
Sgt Charles Davies,
Sgt Desmond Lewis,
Sgt George Amos, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1656LT to lay mines in the Nectarines region. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the Waddenzee off Roptazijl. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ian Sinclair Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Charles Risingham, navigator,
P/O Ian Nicoll Stirton, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alfred George Dymick, wireless operator,
Sgt John Stuart, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1742LT on an operation to Genoa. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Gordon Shotton Hughes, pilot,
F/O Wilbert Harry Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Anderson,
F/Sgt Lloyd Denzil Clark,
P/O Thomas Edward Oliver, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Norman George Edmund Perrett,
Sgt Harry Hardy, air gunner,
P/O Kenneth William Leakey, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1500LT on a cross country navigation exercise. After takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of about 800 feet, the pilot initiated a left turn when the port outer engine began to vibrate excessively. The airplane began to lose height so the pilot attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in an open field located just behind the Black Horse Inn at Wigginton, bursting into flames. All eight crew members were rescued, among them six were injured. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Sgt John Bartlett, pilot,
Sgt James Thorogood, flight engineer,
P/O Philip Richmond Burt, navigator,
P/O Wilmer Frederick West, navigator,
Sgt Ian Urquart McLauchlan, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Noel Dymond, wireless operator,
Sgt William Edward George Durnell, air gunner,
Sgt Philip Thurston Wallis, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1854LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hellendoorn. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Weiland Fairfax Ensor, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest George Edwards, flight engineer, †
Sgt Arthur Ewart Bell, navigator, †
Sgt Ronald Jones, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ray Bernard Fernie, wireless operator,
Sgt William Charles Warne, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanley George Jenner, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1829LT on October 13 on an operation to Kiel. It was hit by the German Flak over Selenter Lake, east of Kiel, and was very badly damaged. Nevertheless, the crew was able to return to base the following night but the airplane crashed on final approach just beyond the airfield boundary. All seven crew members were injured. The observer died two days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt W. J. McAlpine, pilot,
F/Sgt James Sangster Anderson, observer, †
Sgt A. E. Surridge,
Sgt T. Campbell,
Sgt E. Bradley,
Sgt H. D. Ellerby,
Sgt A. D. Lewis, air gunner.