Pocklington AFB

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0016LT on an operation to Flensburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Flensborg Fjord. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Charles Edgar Bassom, pilot,
Sgt John Bennett, flight engineer,
Sgt Sydney Cooper, navigator,
Sgt Robert John Gould, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Douglas Reynolds, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Graham Sherrard-Smith, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Stainton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2011LT on September 10 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Vlissingen. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Peter Ayrton Visart England, pilot,
F/O Bernard George Harry Smith, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Marshall, flight engineer,
Sgt Reginald Moore, navigator,
F/Sgt Samuel Harry Jackson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Derrick Rennie Wyn Schofield, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Frederick Fargher, air gunner,
P/O John Bernard McCormack, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2041LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed upon landing and collided with a parked Halifax registered W1239. Both airplanes were wrecked and there were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt J. B. Robinson,
Sgt M. W. Lofthouse,
Sgt R. Laughton,
Sgt L. C. Fantani,
Sgt H. Johnson,
F/Sgt C. M. Bowring,
Sgt E. K. Holmes,
F/O P. Smiddy.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2057LT on an operation to Frankfurt. It was hit by the German Flak, which damaged the port outer engine. Considerable misfiring was experienced between 0036LT and 0100LT after which the Halifax was abandoned and left to crash near Rambrouch. Three crew members were killed, two became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt Francis Harold John Farrell, pilot, †
Sgt John Goodson Phillips, navigator, †
Sgt Owen Kidd Barclay, wireless operator, †
W/O Frederick Whitfield, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Raymond Wright,
Sgt J. L. Griffiths,
Sgt E. T. Heap.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2329LT on September 1st on an operation to Saarbrücken. While returning to base the following night, the starboard outer engine developed a serious glycol leak. Before an emergency landing could be effected, the three remaining engines cut and the Halifax crash landed at 0530LT into a field near Low Catton. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O Harold Keith Stinson, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Wilfred Bailey, flight engineer,
Sgt George Andrew McIntyre, observer,
Sgt Colin George Arthur Brazier, bomb aimer,
Sgt Albert Hodson, wireless operator,
Sgt William Austin McMullan, air gunner,
Sgt Frank Tooth, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1420LT on a training mission, but as it cleared the runway, the port outer engine cut. Thick smoke issued from the manifold and despite full power being applied, the bomber would not climb above 300 feet. Fifteen minutes later, a crash-landing was made at RAF Catfoss, whereupon the undercarriage collapsed and the Halifax slid into Blenheim registered Z7302 belonging to 13 OTU. Both airplanes were wrecked and there were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt A. I. T. Moir +4.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2004LT on August 28 on an operation to Saarbrücken. It encountered severe icing conditions and after losing height was hit by the German Flak in the vicinity of Ostend. The port aileron was shot away and petrol began leaking from number 5 tank. Flat splinters hit St Storey in the legs and his wounds were so severe that he died shortly after the Halifax crash landed at 0130LT at RAF Honington.
Crew:
W/O F. A. Schaw,
Sgt T. Metcalfe,
F/Sgt J. Reynolds,
F/Sgt A. W. Summers,
Sgt R. Levente,
Sgt E. R. Smith,
Sgt William Storey, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0010LT on a local night training exercise. After landing 10 minutes later, the airplane started to veer to the right. The pilot-in-command over-corrected the swing, causing the airplane to veer sharply to the left. It ground looped, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0008LT on an operation to Osnabrück. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Elbergen. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Burton McLeod, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Venables Willshire, flight engineer, †
P/O Alan Douglas Lewis Lamont, navigator,
Sgt Howard Conroy Jones, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Frederick Long, wireless operator,
Sgt David Bower Richards, air gunner,
P/O Murray Lorne McCarthy, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0034LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heppeneert. The crew bailed out but one was killed after his parachute failed to open. A second was seriously injured and died two days later. Four crew members became PoW and another evaded.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Edward West, pilot,
P/O William Robb Bandeen, observer,
P/O Laurent Joseph Onesime Nadeau, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ivor Watters, air gunner, †
Sgt Joseph Hilliard Gregg Howard, air gunner,
Sgt W. D. Gibbon,
Sgt R. E. Pearce.