Manston

Shortly after takeoff from Manston Airport, while on a transit flight, the airplane went out of control and crashed onto a hangar. All five crew members were rescued, among the the pilot was injured.
Crew:
Sgt W. A. Gill, pilot,
Sgt P. Bond,
Sgt N. Child,
Sgt W. E. Moore,
Sgt M. W. Sloan.

The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 1900LT on October 15 on an operation to Cologne. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and was able to return to England. Nevertheless, the pilot decided to divert to Manston Airport where the airplane crashed upon landing and came to rest against a parked Lockheed Hudson registered EW918 and belonging to 320 Squadron. The Wellington was damaged beyond repair and all five crew members escaped unhurt. The Hudson was salvaged.
Crew:
Sgt B. P. Shaddick, pilot,
Sgt E. Watcham,
Sgt E. C. Woollard,
Sgt F. B. Hough,
Sgt G. T. Reyburn.

The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1905LT on an operation to Aachen. Approaching the French coast, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The airplane was struck by lightning, causing the left engine to stop. The crew decided to return to base but shortly later, the airplane was attacked by German fighters. Five crew members bailed out, one of them was killed. Alone on board, the pilot return to England and completed an emergency landing at Manston Airport where the airplane crash landed and was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/Lt Douglas Ronald Greenup, pilot,
F/Sgt Charles Wendell Austin, air gunner, †
P/O William Douglas,
P/O Frederick Purvis,
P/O Thomas Elphage Trotman,
W/O Victor Percival Youdell.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2101LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was hit by the German Flak, which caused the port inner engine to fall from its frame; the starboard outer was also damaged, and later, failed completely. On return, an emergency landing was made at 0245LT at Manston Airfield, during which the Stirling was wrecked.
Crew:
P/O C. D. Ince,
P/O C. J. Whittingham,
Sgt F. C. Fray,
P/O R. S. Pearch,
Sgt W. J. Dempster,
P/O A. F. Arnold,
Sgt W. Johnson-Biggs.

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market in the evening of August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. While returning to England the following night, it crashed upon landing at Manston Airfield. Dazzled by the Chance lights, the pilot failed to see a line of parked aircraft until it was too late to prevent a collision. The airplane was destroyed and there were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
P/O J. C. F. Du Toit, pilot,
Sgt G. A. Wishart,
Sgt I. A. Campbell,
Sgt W. V. Richardson,
Sgt R. Pool,
Sgt S. V. Reeves,
F/Sgt B. C. Bull.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2038LT on August 28 on an operation to Nuremberg. It crash landed at 0351LT at Manston Airfield colliding with parked Spitfires and finishing up against the station armory. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt R. H. Middleton,
Sgt N. Vickers,
F/Sgt H. F. Russell,
Sgt D. H. Jones,
Sgt J. W. Mackie,
F/Sgt H. W. Gough,
Sgt D. Cameron.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2101LT to drop leaflets in the region of Paris. Outbound, it was hit by the German Flak in the starboard engine. The crew elected to return to England but eventually ditched the airplane at 2330LT off RAF Manston. The captain survived and was later rescued while all other seven crew members failed to reach the dinghy.
Crew:
P/O M. A. Sproule, pilot,
F/O Douglas James Renvoize, flight engineer, †
Sgt Edward Augustine Fitchett, observer, †
F/O Donald Goodman, bomb aimer, †
P/O Harold Dickinson, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Neary, air gunner, †
Sgt Dennis Gerrard Porter, air gunner, †
P/O Robert James Dyer, air gunner. †

The crew departed Manston Airport on a local training exercise (proficiency check). An engine failed in flight and the airplane was ditched in the sea off Margate. The observer was killed and three other crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Offord, pilot,
F/Sgt James Gerard Shandley, observer, +2.

The airplane departed RAF Manston at 1542LT to attack a convoy sighted off Hoek van Holland. After the attack, the airplane was hit by the blast of its own bombs. The left engine caught fire and the airplane crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Mark Lee, pilot,
Sgt Henry Carter,
Sgt John Alfred Chadaway,
F/Sgt John Ansley Foster.

While engaged in a maritime patrol flight, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
S/L George Charlton Halley, pilot,
P/O Charles McLean, pilot,
Sgt Frank Childs, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Lewis Heald, wireless operator.