Bombing

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 1935LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 10 km west of IJmuiden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Harry William Baldock, pilot,
Sgt Peter Roy Kimber, flight engineer,
F/O Hugh Terrence Etienne, navigator,
Sgt William Taylor, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Hhedley Trotter, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alphe Baptiste Amirault, air gunner,
Sgt Ernest Albert Wright, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 1857LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Elst, some 8 km southwest of Arnhem. A crew was killed, one evaded and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Bakewell, pilot,
Sgt Alvin Clinton Turner, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Donald Dennis Scowen, navigator,
F/Sgt Jack Edward Marvel, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Arthur Bennett, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William James Clark, air gunner,
F/Sgt James Robert Couper, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1838LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Staphorst. Three crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Rawson Thompson, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth W. Mercer, pilot,
Sgt Otto Vance Proctor, flight engineer,
Sgt Arthur Loveland, navigator,
Sgt Alfred D. Leyshon, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Arthur Edward Blackwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Charles Bert Williams, air gunner, †
Sgt Douglas Raymond Chiswell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1931LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Weeze. The pilot was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Jan Jankowski, pilot, †
Sgt Zygmunt Abramik,
Sgt Mieczysław Wozniak,
F/O Kazimierz Jan Romaniszyn,
Sgt Chester Antony Zaleski, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1857LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt William James Picken, pilot,
Sgt James Ferguson Lindsay Wilson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Laurence Gilbert Hudson, navigator,
Sgt James Edward Bonson, navigator,
W/O Joseph Charles Edward Dellar, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Leadbitter, air gunner,
Sgt Graham James Powell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1908LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bönninghardt. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Stanley Gordon Hookway, pilot,
Sgt Eric Brandreth Alsop, flight engineer,
P/O Frederick William Hart, navigator,
F/O Ronald Douglas Turk, navigator,
Sgt Donald Heap, wireless operator,
F/O Edmund Luff, air gunner,
Sgt Walter Henry Clark, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1920LT but lost power from the port inner engine and crash landed. All seven crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O R. F. Bennett, pilot,
Sgt J. B. Harrison,
Sgt A. L. Davidson,
Sgt E. R. Belford,
Sgt R. V. Weavers,
Sgt J. A. Pirie,
Sgt C. P. F. Middleton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1918LT on an operation to Essen and crashed almost immediately. A crew was killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt R. F. Conroy, pilot,
F/Sgt Ernest Maxwell Bell, navigator, †
Sgt G. R. Denamore,
Sgt J. Boles,
Sgt J. Burns, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 1832LT on March 4 on a mine laying operation. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Langar where the airplane crashed on approach and was destroyed. Six crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Gerald Russell Avey, pilot, †
Sgt Grey Doyle Cumberbatch, †
Sgt Benjamin Thomas Hallett, †
Sgt John Robinson, †
Sgt Alan Havelock Spence, †
Sgt D. S. Davies,
F/Sgt Rene Rodger Landry, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Wymeswold to drop leaflets. At night, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Breskens. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Carr Atkin, pilot, †
Sgt Clinton Gunning, observer,
Sgt Gerald Stanley Loveday, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Holden Roskell, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Anthony Molloy, air gunner. †