Leeming AFB

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2142LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Stapelmoor, 10 km northwest of Papenburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Frank Napoleon Smith Cavanaugh, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Henry Holtham, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas William Harris, navigator,
F/O Harold Edward Tanner, navigator,
Sgt Edwin Arthur Biggs, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Granite William Herrington, air gunner,
F/Sgt Walter Anthony Kopacz, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2127LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Süderschmedeby, 15 km south of Flensburg. Six crew members were killed and a navigator became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon Jennings, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Davenport, flight engineer, †
P/O John Sidney Acheson, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Stanley Victor Lewis-Staniford, navigator, †
Sgt Frederick John Cherry, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Norman William Roberts, air gunner, †
F/Sgt John Francis Barnes, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2000LT on March 27 on an operation to Berlin. While cruising near Hanover, it was hit by the German Flak which damaged both port engines and holed fuel tanks. Course was set for neutral Sweden and the Halifax later crash landed in Lindberg, some 64 km south southeast of Göteborg. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all seven crew members were interned.
Crew:
Sgt R. H. Batchelor, pilot,
Sgt H. L. Grayson,
Sgt H. Wein,
P/O R. V. Fisher,
Sgt R. E. Hall,
Sgt F. W. Grant,
Sgt A. G. Sieben, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1916LT on March 12 on an operation to Essen. After being hit by the German Flak, the crew was able to return to base and while on finals both port engines failed, causing the Halifax to yaw violently and crash near the airfield. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O C. O. Hatle, pilot,
Sgt W. G. Kapuscinski,
F/O A. M. Stockdale,
Sgt S. F. Osmond,
P/O W. E. Rowland,
Sgt H. Richmond,
Sgt A. A. Tschantre, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1910LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Outbound at 20,000 feet, an engine on the port side cut. The bombs were jettisoned circa 2305LT near the target, but height could not be maintained and while on course for base at 8,500 feet, the Halifax was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rozières. All seven crew members survived, three became PoW and four evaded.
Crew:
F/O Arnot Andrew Stewart, pilot,
Sgt J. A. Hammond, flight engineer,
F/Sgt David Duncan Patrick Leitch, navigator,
F/O George Herbert Lamus, bomb aimer,
Sgt Laurence Stanley Marsden, wireless operator,
Sgt R. D. Davidson, air gunner,
Sgt C. T. Hamilton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1844LT on March 1st on an operation to Berlin. Shortly after midnight, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zuidloo. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Arnold Wallace Cochrane, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Macdonald, flight engineer, †
W/O Harry Kenneth McCreery, navigator, †
W/O James Herbert Higgins, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Ross Weiss, wireless operator, †
W/O Junius Quintus Ashmore, air gunner,
W/O Ivor Charles Grice, air gunner. †

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Leeming. While in the circuit, the airplane suffered a partial stripping of the wing surface. This caused the bomber to roll onto its back and dive onto the ground, the port wing breaking off between 1,800 and 1,500 feet. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Philip Edward Thompson Townsend, pilot,
F/Sgt Jack Wreakes, navigator,
F/O Samuel Spector, navigator,
P/O Ernest Maurice Hollowell, wireless operator,
P/O Kenneth Joseph Brown, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1821LT on an operation to Cologne. On return to base, and while preparing to land, the port outer engine burst into flames and the port inner lost power. The pilot managed to gain 100 feet and five of the crew bailed out before the Halifax crash landed at 2357LT in Kirby Wiske, 6 km northwest of Soweby. The air gunner, an American, was among the five who bailed out, but he struck the ground before his parachute had full deployed and was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt R. H. Boosey, pilot,
Sgt D. C. Horner,
P/O P. E. Mitchell,
F/Sgt M. Samuels,
P/O P. R. Quance,
P/O D. W. Giblin,
F/O James Courtland Parker, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1908LT on an operation to Lorient. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the target area. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Dean William Smith, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Matthew Brackenridge, mechanic,
F/Sgt William Harris Cowman, radio operator,
F/Sgt Joseph Fisher Sayers, observer,
Sgt Reginald James Salt, observer,
W/O William Herbert Lough, observer,
F/Sgt Joseph Emery Giguere, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1800LT on an operation to Hamburg. After passing south of the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Lüdershausen, 37 km southeast of Hamburg. The pilot was killed while six other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt William Andrew Black, pilot, †
Sgt Samuel Eardley, flight engineer,
Sgt Bert Gordon Howe, navigator,
F/Sgt France Waite, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Albert Taplin, wireless operator,
Sgt Jean Sylvio Albert Aubry, air gunner,
P/O Ian Gordon Imrie, air gunner.