Snaith AFB

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1756LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Borneo, south of Mill. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick Howard Barrett, pilot, †
Sgt John Douglas Hardie, flight engineer,
Sgt Charles Michael Page, observer, †
Sgt John Maxwell Iliff, navigator, †
Sgt George Joseph Edwin Hextell, navigator,
Sgt John Henry Brooks, air gunner, †
P/O Clifford Douglas Farmer, air gunner.

The crew had taken off from their base at RAF Snaith near Selby to drop two mines (an A.108 and B.200 type) into the sea in the Nectarines area off the Frisian Islands. The crew had been briefed to fly from base to the Mablethorpe on the Lincolnshire coast before setting course direct for the Frisian Islands and then returning via the same route. On returning they overshot their base and continued westwards. The aircraft eventually struck a drystone wall on the edge of Hoar Side Moor and slid to a halt where it burned out.
Crew (51st Squadron):
P/O Richard Donovan Getliffe, pilot,
P/O Edward Burt Chatfield, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Campbell, flight engineer,
Sgt Allan Campbell, air bomber, †
Sgt George Hugh Whyte, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt John James Merritt, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Ernest Smart, air gunner.
Source:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/pennines/penninesdt581.htm

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1657LT on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base in the late evening, it diverted to RAF Pocklington where it crashed upon landing due to failure of the flap mechanism. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt B. T. Brett, pilot,
Sgt C. G. Waring,
Sgt R. K. Guy,
Sgt K. A. Daragon,
P/O L. G. McCoy,
Sgt C. Vandy,
Sgt B. R. Fyfield, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1634LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 10 km off Texel Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. A. Banks-Martin, pilot,
Sgt J. E. L. Griffiths, flight engineer,
F/Sgt P. A. J. Rudkin, navigator,
F/Sgt E. W. D. Roberts, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Robert John Alexander Cowan, wireless operator,
Sgt C. J. Osborne, air gunner,
Sgt H. A. Smith, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1710LT on October 23 to lay mines off Haugesund, Norway. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and later ditched in the Langavatnet Lake located about 10 km east of Haugesund. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Henry Kenneth Rees, pilot,
Sgt Henry Arnold Dalzell, †
F/O Gwyn Martin,
F/Sgt James Edward Whaley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Theodore Taylor, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1850LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zevenbergschen Hoek. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Norman Smith, pilot,
Sgt Philip Charles Harrison, observer,
P/O Douglas Leonard Hemming,
P/O Frederick Maxfield, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Donald Lloyd Morrow,
F/Sgt Peter Worthington Samuel Varley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith on October 5 on an operation to Aachen. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew who parachuted to safety. The airplane crashed in Hawkhurst and was destroyed.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. G. Makay, pilot,
P/O W. A. Tolmie,
F/Sgt A. Drabble,
Sgt J. G. Cocks,
Sgt C. R. Patton.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1955LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over France, it was shot down by ground fire and crashed in a wooded area located in Landrecourt-Lempire, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Northey, pilot,
Sgt Robert George Bassett, observer,
Sgt Walter Alan Frederick Brannon, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jacob Henry Roden, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Dudley Gibson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2035LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Shortly after midnight, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Diest. All six crew members parachuted to safety, five evaded and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Samuel Oliver Randle, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frost, air gunner,
Sgt W. Brazill,
F/Sgt W. W. Dreschsler,
Sgt Norman Maxwell Graham,
Sgt D. C. Mounts.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 0015LT on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Hilary Francis Grace, pilot,
Sgt John Claridge Chambers, observer,
Sgt Harold William Holgate, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Mackenzie, wireless operator,
Sgt Trevor Douglas Shepherd, air gunner.