Marham AFB

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2054LT on an operation to Kiel. Last heard on w/t at 2356LT asking for assistance. A bearing, taken at that time, placed the bomber 80 miles off the Dutch coast. Lost without trace. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O George Brian Shelton Agar,
F/Sgt Clifford William Andrews,
Sgt Victor Edwin Ashworth,
P/O Charles Edward Blair,
P/O Gilbert Peter Lewis Redstone,
F/Sgt Wilfred Thornhill.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 0003LT on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base, it crashed just beyond the airfield while making a second attempt to land. The airplane was destroyed and all six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt E. J. Chidgey,
Sgt H. G. Huckle,
Sgt R. J. Alexander,
Sgt T. A. E. Bridewell,
Sgt Spilsbury,
Sgt E. S. Spong.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1945LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, while trying to reach Wyton, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew. The Wellington crashed at 0315LT just to the north of Clanchwarton Station, two miles west of King's Lynn. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Dadd,
Sgt Payne,
Sgt W. S. Adams,
Sgt Forster,
Sgt J. H. Jackson,
Sgt Pearse.

The airplane departed RAF Marham on an operation to Brest. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Milizac. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Henry Swain, pilot, †
Sgt Raymond Edward Finch, pilot, †
Sgt Malcolm Bruce Crooks, observer, †
Sgt Victor Marshall Raymond Llloyd, wireless operator, †
Sgt Geoffrey Molyneaux, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. Clark.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2004LT on an operation to Brest then crashed in unknown circumstances near Swindon. The pilot was killed and five others were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Elliott Shaw, pilot, †
Sgt C. J. Palmer,
Sgt H. C. Bowes,
Sgt Lewis,
Sgt Webb,
Sgt R. W. R. Kerruish.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1930LT on an operation to Brest. While approaching the target area, it crashed into the sea, maybe after being shot down by enemy fire. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Edward Venning Anderson, observer,
Sgt John Donald Brown,
Sgt Tahu William Dabinette,
Sgt David Francis Henderson,
Sgt Arthur George Plumb,
Sgt George Stewartson Snoddon.

While circling in the vicinity of RAF Marham, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Campion Brown, pilot,
Sgt Frank Howard Butterworth, pilot,
Sgt Elwyn Rees Owen, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1847LT on March 3 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the pilot of a JU.88 and crashed in Terrington St Clement. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Constantinos Marios Thompson, pilot, †
Sgt Humphrey Yule Chard, pilot, †
P/O Stewart Sidney Barnett, observer, †
Sgt Eric Keetley, †
Sgt John Stephen Christopher Sherman, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. G. Russell.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1911LT on an operation to Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed near Opperdoes. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Peter Crosse, pilot, †
Sgt John Henry Collopy, observer, †
Sgt William James Chamberlain, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ernest Joseph Coult, †
Sgt A. Parfitt,
Sgt A. C. Binnie.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1828LT on March 2 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Dartmouth. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Fenwick, wireless operator,
Sgt George Liddell Elliott,
Sgt Geoffrey Rochfort Pike,
Sgt Ronald Charles Brockway,
Sgt Herbert Walter Green,
Sgt Albert Walter White.