Twinwood Farm AFB

The single engine aircraft was performing a special flight from the RAF Twinwood Farm, Bedfordshire, to Paris-Le Bourget, with two crew members and the famous American Musician and Director Glenn Miller who was flying to Paris to give a concert to the US, British and French soldiers based in the city of Paris recently released. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel and no trace of it nor the crew was ever found. Rumors were relayed by British daily newspapers on the fact that the plane may have been shot down mistakenly by British gunfire, but this was never proven.

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 2114LT on an operation to Mannheim. For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to return earlier and diverted to RAF Twinwood Farm where the airplane crashed upon landing and was wrecked. All five crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt B. K. Chambers, pilot,
F/Sgt R. Moore,
F/Sgt B. L. Owen,
Sgt L. H. McCormick,
Sgt B. H. Garoutte, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Twinwood Farm on a local night training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Clapham. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Peter Francis Smith, pilot,
Sgt Denis Thornhill Edmonds Massey, observer.

The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Twinwood Farm. While in the circuit, one of the engine caught fire and exploded. The crew returned to the base where the airplane crashed upon landing and was destroyed. Both crew members evacuated safely.