Pocklington AFB

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0128LT on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Couvron-et-Aumencourt. Three crew members were, three became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Robert Andre Embling,
S/L John Greet Gordon Walkington, pilot, †
Sgt John Law, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ronald Cooper Arthur Douglas,
F/Sgt Lionel Cecil Fantini,
Sgt Harold Johnson,
P/O A. R. Haines,
Sgt Laurence Clifford Molloy, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0138LT on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Laumersheim, 17 km northwest of Mannheim. Two crew members were killed and five became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Horace Arthur Ernest Charman, pilot,
Sgt Francis Samuel May,
Sgt Eric Norman Neilson,
Sgt George Edward Nutter,
F/Sgt Theodore Ian Mardon Edwards, air gunner, †
Sgt Cyril John Pope, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0145LT on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Tellin, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harry Morrissey, pilot,
Sgt Robert Francis Hughes Kenyon, pilot,
Sgt John Martin Beart Albrecht, flight engineer,
F/O Donald Edward Pike, bomb aimer,
Sgt Erlin Leslie Ross Brown, observer,
Sgt George Allen Robson, wireless operator,
Sgt John William Taylor, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas McCallum, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1732LT on an operation to Stuttgart. About two hours later, after passing the French coast, the crew apparently attempted an emergency landing for unknown reasons when the airplane crashed in a field located in Hangest-sur-Somme, 19 km northwest of Amiens, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Geoffrey Bernard Herbert King, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Thomas Cheetham, flight engineer,
F/O Thomas Henry Follett, navigator,
Sgt John Nicholson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harold Clarkson, wireless operator,
Sgt Derrick Johnson, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Ralph Thompson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1751LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Oosterend. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Thomas Marler, pilot,
F/Sgt Frederick Wilson Read, pilot,
Sgt Peter Richardson, flight engineer,
P/O John Herbert Zealand, navigator,
F/Sgt Edwin Herbert Kingsland, observer,
F/Sgt Morris Kolesky Callan, wireless operator,
Sgt William Albert Moir, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Broome, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1752LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 35 km north of Ameland Island. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas Richard Norman Fetherston, pilot,
Sgt Charles Cyril Brook,
P/O Thomas Edwin Dunlop,
Sgt Frederick William Hope,
F/Sgt Gerald Anthony Neville,
F/Sgt James Kelleher Player,
Sgt Milton Victor Riddle,
F/Sgt Nicholas Sidorchuk.

The airplane crashed almost immediately after takeoff from RAF Pocklington while on a ferry flight. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt C. J. Ketchell +1.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1824LT on October 23 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, it diverted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. After landing, it ran into another Halifax from the Squadron, which had burst a tyre and was unable to clear the runway. All wight occupants escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. L. Berry, pilot,
W/O Cranwell,
P/O E. W. Hargreaves,
Sgt D. Hubbard,
Sgt J. W. Crouch,
Sgt R. J. Horton,
Sgt W. E. Pattison,
F/Sgt J. B. Bell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1814LT on October 23 on an operation to Genoa. While returning to base the following night, it diverted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. After landing, a tyre burst and the airplane came to rest on the runway, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured. The airplane was hit shortly later by another Halifax landing on the same runway.
Crew:
W/Cdr Sydney Bruce Bintley, pilot, †
G/C E. J. Corbally,
Sgt K. White,
F/Sgt J. A. T. Simpson,
F/O V. B. Davies,
Sgt R. P. Long,
F/Lt Arthur James Graham, air gunner,
F/Sgt G. Richmond, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1825LT on an operation to Kiel. It returned early with serious radio problems and lacking power from the starboard inner engine. It overshot the runway then stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. L. Hartshorn, pilot,
Sgt J. A. T. Simpson,
Sgt A. M. Conner,
Sgt L. Neil,
F/Sgt O. W. Forland,
Sgt K. White,
F/Sgt J. B. Bell.