Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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. †

The airplane departed RAF Sharjah on a flight to Karachi, carrying four crew members and one passenger. About 30 minutes into the flight, while cruising over the Gulf of Oman, the pilot noticed oil on the reduction gear casing of the port engine. This coupled with a visibility of only two miles made him decide to return to Sharjah. Seven minutes later, the propeller of the right engine detached. He made an emergency landing in a rocky land located in Rul Dhadnah, some 10 km southeast of Dibba Al Fujairah. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the navigator was killed. All four other occupants were later rescued.
Crew:
Sgt G. Chadwick, pilot,
Sgt William H. Donnelly, navigator, †
Sgt G. A. Wharton, wireless operator,
Sgt W. J. Brown, wireless operator.
Passenger:
Lt Col De Watteville.

The crew departed RAF Saltby at 0925LT on a training flight on behalf of the 14th OTU. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet in a flaps and undercarriage down configuration, the pilot stalled the airplane. It entered a dive and as the pilot was unable to regain control due to an insufficient distance with the ground, the airplane crashed in an open field located in Old Leake, northeast of Boston, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Evans, pilot,
W/O Hugh Murray, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Frank Peachey, navigator,
Sgt John Sykes, bomb aimer,
Sgt Harry Sharp, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Harwell on a night navigation exercise. In the early morning, while trying to land at RAF Hemswell, the pilot leveled off too early and the undercarriage collapsed following a hard landing. The airplane slid for few dozen metres and came to a halt, bursting into flames. All five crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Sgt F. C. Swain, pilot +4.

The airplane departed RAF Wymeswold at 1919LT on January 29. While cruising at night in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the airplane crashed in a pasture located in Birchen Bank Moss. Three crew members were killed while two others were injured.
Crew (28th OTU):
F/O Anthony Winter Lane, pilot, †
P/O Charles Douglas Brown, bomb aimer, †
P/O Charles Leslie Grisdale, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Gerard Rouse, air gunner, †
Sgt Miller, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh at 1756LT on a 'Nickel' operation. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in a field located in Stroud, some 46 km southwest of the airbase. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Waldo McCausland, pilot,
Sgt Francis Charles Palmer,
Sgt Frank Arthur Morgan,
Sgt George William Ayres,
Sgt Percy Eric Farren.

The airplane departed RAF Cottesmore at 0945LT on a training flight to RAF Waddington. On approach, the pilot initiated a turn to the left to reach the airfield when the port engine lost power. The airplane stalled and crashed near the airbase, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Douglas Joseph Farrell, pilot,
Sgt Frank James Emberson,
Sgt Gordon Cornelius Nielsen,
Sgt Malcolm McMillan,
Sgt Richard Badcock.

The airplane departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh on a night cross country navigation exercise. While flying in clouds, the pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground when the airplane impacted the slope of hilly terrain near Brigg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Clifford Clarke, pilot,
Sgt Harry Ernest Hole, observer,
Sgt Norman Sydney Devereux-Mack, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Bussey Tarran, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Victor McDonald Buckingham, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh at 1830LT on January 26 on a special operation. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee some 5 km east of Den Helder. Six crew members were killed and one was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon George Ellis, pilot, †
Sgt Eric Hector Tucker, navigator, †
P/O Dilwyn Llewelyn, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Ronald Edward Elvin, wireless operator, †
F/O Frank Howard Mitchell, †
Sgt Norman George Smith, †
W/O J. N. Morgan.

While engaged in a fighter affiliation sortie on behalf of the 3rd OTU, the pilot lost control of the airplane following a violent evasive manoeuvre. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, partially disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed in an open field located in Swineshead, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Alfred Ravenette, pilot,
Sgt Peter Vivian Jerome, pilot,
F/O Brian Herbert Bailey,
Sgt Ashley David Lyon,
Sgt Harry Lowe, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry James Sterne, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick George Wilkinson.