Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The crew was completing a training flight on behalf of the 14th Operational Training Unit. In flight, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons 2 miles from Husbands Bosworth, south of Leicester. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The airplane was dispatched from RAF Wymeswold on an Air Sea Rescue operation over the North Sea. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the search area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Douglas Ewen Paul, pilot,
P/O John Edward Norris, pilot,
F/Sgt Derry Gates Bird, navigator,
Sgt William Albert Drew, wireless operator,
Sgt George Swan, wireless operator,
Sgt John Detrick Halvorsen, air gunner.

While cruising at an altitude of 6,700 feet, both engines misfired and the left engine failed shortly later. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a pasture at Chatsworth Park, near Bakewell. While all six occupants escaped with minor injuries, the airplane was damaged beyond repair due to severe damages to the airframe.
Crew (14th OTU):
F/O Leo Braham Patkin, pilot,
P/O Robert Lindsay Bienvenu, navigator,
P/O John Leslie Tolmie, air bomber,
P/O William Neil Fisher,
Sgt William Donald Blackwell, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt James Balmer, air gunner.

While on a training flight on behalf of the 11th OTU, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Eyam. There were no casualties.

The airplane crash landed at RAF Sutten Bridge after the flaps and undercarriage failed due to a fractured hydraulic line. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/O A. J. Muir.

The crew departed RAF Talbenny on a cross country navigation exercise. While flying over Carmathenshire, both engines failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in an field and came to rest, bursting into flames. All six crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew:
F/O Radina, pilot,
F/Sgt Sapak, flight engineer,
P/O Hairauek, wireless operator,
Sgt Hartis, navigator,
Sgt Halada, air gunner,
F/Sgt Pukbucik, air gunner.

The airplane departed its base on an operation to Meiktila. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Albert Guest, pilot,
F/Sgt James Watson Wilmore, pilot,
W/O Christopher Lynton Edwards, navigator,
W/O Jack Bernard Whyte, wireless operator,
W/O Arthur Barnes, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Cross, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Cottesmore at 0115LT on a night training flight. Later, the crew was recalled due to the deterioration of the weather conditions. While on approach to base, the pilot was unable to locate the airfield when the airplane crash landed in a field located west of RAF North Witham. A crew was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt Kerrigan, pilot +4.

The crew was performing a night navigation exercise out from RAF Westcott. For unknown reasons, control was lost and the airplane crashed in Stadhampton. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (11 OTU):
Sgt John Roderick Richmond, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Robert Crouch, navigator,
Sgt Horace James Cox, bomb aimer,
Sgt Eric Desmond Scott, wireless operator,
Sgt James Arthur Cheetham, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Nathaniel Harker, air gunner.

The crew was returning to base following an air firing exercise. Following an engine failure in flight, the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane hit a tree and crashed 800 metres northeast of Ewerby, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed and three others were seriously injured.
Crew:
F/O P. Grove, pilot, †
P/O K. Wade, †
P/O L. Lane, †
Sgt H. J. Newman, †
Sgt Hopkins,
W/O Anderson,
Sgt Clegg.