Netherlands

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2000LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Nederweert, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Herbert Ottewill Richardson, pilot,
Sgt Robert Osbourne Mitchell Dunlop, flight engineer,
F/O Charles Robert Cecil Aust Allberry, navigator,
Sgt Reginald John Kernick, navigator,
F/O Lancelot Rodney Cayley Shadwell, wireless operator,
Sgt John McCormick, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Henry Webb, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1958LT on an operation to Essen. In the late evening, passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vierlingsbeek. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O William James McAlpine, pilot, †
Sgt Howard McQueen, flight engineer, †
W/O John Day White, navigator, †
F/Lt Floyd Edward Luxford, bomb aimer, †
W/O Joseph Walter Halikowski, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Ernest Bradley, air gunner,
F/Lt Wlliam Lawrence Murphy, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1940LT on an operation to Essen. It was later shot down over the Netherlands and crashed in Winterswijk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Frank Thompson Flower, pilot,
F/Sgt Frank William Thomas Routledge, flight engineer,
F/O Frederick Albert Southon, navigator,
Sgt Douglas McEwen, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Leslie Fieldhouse, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Eric L'Estrange Lightfoot Shandley, air gunner,
W/O Clarence Malcolm McGregor Coghill, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1952LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Opheusden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ebenezer Alfred Sirett, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Oliver Brice, flight engineer,
W/O Maurice Gordon Church, navigator,
P/O Grant Alexander Fletcher, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gilbert Davies Boyer, wireless operator,
F/O John Dugald McBride, air gunner,
F/Sgt Franklyn Roy Burke, air gunner.

The airplane departed Deelen AFB on an operation to London. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea some 25 km off Westkapelle. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt K. Kern, pilot,
Ogefr H. Wilms, observer,
Ogefr H. Kark, radio operator,
Uffz J. Untermoser, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 0429LT on an operation to Emmerich. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hulshorst. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Charles O'Donoghue, pilot,
Sgt James Edward Callaghan, flight engineer,
Sgt Antony Hare Fry, navigator,
F/O Eric Richard Victor Ashcroft, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Edwin Winn, wireless operator,
F/O Ian Crawford Burns, air gunner,
Sgt Sefton Stafford, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2135LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak near the target area, which damaged the fuel tanks. Two hours later, both starboard engines began to fail due to lack of petrol and with approximately 20 gallons remaining, the order to bail out was given. The airplane crashed in Charlois, south of Rotterdam. Five crew members parachuted to safety, four became PoW and one evaded. Two others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt F. W. Pinkerton, pilot,
Sgt Ronald George Irons, flight engineer,
Sgt Ian Campbell Clunas, navigator,
Sgt William Alexander Lees, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank Morton, wireless operator, †
Sgt Norman Henry Stanley Williams, air gunner,
Sgt George Charles William Warren, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2130LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Marken. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Frederick Harris, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Kennedy, flight engineer,
F/O Harry Gregory Farrington, navigator,
F/O John MIchael Campbell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Armstrong Bell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Francis James McCaw, air gunner,
Sgt Leonard Richard James Shrubsall, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2145LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lievelde. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt David Harold Victor Charlick, pilot,
F/Sgt Eric Neil Cooper,
F/Sgt Gordon Vivian Hampton, air gunner.
F/O Thomas Hector McNeill,
Sgt Percy Perry, flight engineer,
Sgt William Patrick Delaney Chapman, air gunner,
F/O Francis James Falkenmire.

The airplane departed RAF Fiskerton at 2201LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nieuw-Heeten. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt David Wilson Fyffe, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Roy McCracken, flight engineer,
P/O Arthur Tedder Longford Cullum, navigator,
Sgt Robert Charles Link, bomb aimer,
W/O Frank Arthur McNutt, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Fazakerley, air gunner, †
Sgt James Robertson, air gunner. †