Finningley AFB (Doncaster)

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2024LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching Dortmund, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ellinghausen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Mervin Keith Matson, pilot,
F/Sgt Joseph Hilarion Charron, navigator,
Sgt Stanley Terance Southgate, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Frank Reginald Molton, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry William Hancock, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Finningley on a cross country exercise. While cruising at night in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Borrowdale, Cumbria. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Bruce Sage, pilot,
F/Sgt George Edward Derbyshire, navigator,
Sgt Jack Lionel Brovender, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt James Anderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Brown Burnett, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2130LT on a night training exercise. En route, the pilot encountered foggy conditions and in low visibility, he decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground. At a height of 2,000 feet, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Dufton Pike located about 6 km north of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Upon impact, the tail was sheared off and the aircraft crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members were injured.
Crew (25th OTU):
Sgt Basil Glynn, pilot,
Sgt Robert Lyster Skillen, navigator,
Sgt Huge William Campbell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Joseph Edward Collinson, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Harold Nelson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2341LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak and later shot down by a German fighter. It crashed near Loon op Zand and was destroyed. An air gunner was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Patrick Pallis Lome Elphinstone Welch, pilot,
P/O John Hamilton, observer,
Sgt Saunders Valensky, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis James Veasey, air gunner,
F/Sgt William Francis Penney, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2345LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Wemeldinge, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Vernon Leroy Simonson, pilot,
F/Sgt William Henry Treadwell, observer,
Sgt Victor Stanley Mason, observer,
Sgt James Bertram Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Harold Day, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2349LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. Over the target area at an altitude of 9,500 feet, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. While trying to escape, control was lost and the airplane flew into a pylon and crashed near Cologne. Four crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Claude John Frith, pilot,
Sgt Charles Henry Moody, observer, †
Sgt Gordon Craig Padkin, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Oswald Lloyd Sharpe, wireless operator, †
Sgt James Ross Campbell, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2336LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down by enemy fire and to have crashed into the North Sea off Zandvoort. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Prime, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Buchan, observer,
P/O Edwin Bertram Willoughby, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Charles Cohen, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Tait, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2259LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nederasselt. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Frank Jessop, pilot,
Sgt John Albert Nugent, pilot,
F/Sgt William John Clough, observer,
Sgt Richard John Ammerdale Johnstone, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Robert Arthur Booth, wireless operator,
Sgt George Thomson Reid, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Finningley at 2246LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While approaching its target at an altitude of 13,500 feet, the airplane was badly shot about by the German Flak. Fire spread from the right engine to the right wing. Whie returning to base and flying over the Netherlands, the managed to bail out and the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in Elsloo, nearby the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew (25th OTU):
F/Sgt Roy Baker,
Sgt Frederick George Greensides,
P/O Charles Geoffrey Hughes,
F/Sgt Ronald Victor Charles Oliver,
F/Sgt Leslie Ronald Read,
Sgt Bertram Charles Whittle.

Shortly after take off from RAF Finningley (Doncaster Airport), while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Three passengers were killed while both other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew (4th Squadron):
S/L Edward Claude Inglefield, pilot,
P/O Charles John Roger Boyce, pilot,
AC2 William Giblin +2.