Langar AFB

The airplane departed RAF Bottesford at 1914LT on February 14 on an operation to Milan. The following night, while flying over France on a return flight to RAF Langar, the crew noticed that all four engines' temperature was too high. Shortly later, the engine n°1 caught fire and exploded. The crew decided to abandon the aircraft but only two crew bailed out and survived while five other occupants were killed when the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Saint Brisson, west of Saulieu.
Crew (207th Squadron):
F/Sgt John H. F. Whyte, pilot,
F/Sgt Stanley H. Eyre, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Thomas William Strong, observer, †
Sgt Frank Ivan Tillen, navigator, †
F/Sgt Athol Richard Grainger, †
Sgt Henry George Bone, †
Sgt Kenneth White. †

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1914LT on February 13 on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base the following night, it crashed upon landing for unknown reasons and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
Sgt P. Evison, pilot,
Sgt R. W. E. Holley,
Sgt C. E. Wittner,
Sgt M. V. Wallace,
Sgt M. G. Delatorre,
Sgt L. R. Thompson,
F/Sgt W. E. Cain, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 1714LT on an operation to Lorient. Less than an hour into the flight, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to divert to RAF Langar where the airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. All five crew members escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
Sgt M. Krol, pilot,
F/O W. Peitasik,
Sgt S. Ratlinski,
Sgt C. Harmusziewicz,
F/O N. Cywinski, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1729LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area from the north in poor weather conditions, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Feldhausen, 17 km north of Essen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Dangerfield, pilot,
Sgt Francis Alexander Gallagher,
Sgt John Thompson Howe,
F/Sgt Joseph Roger Sterrett,
F/Sgt Raymond De Champfleur Darken,
Sgt Victor Jack Wood,
Sgt Alexander Robert Sutton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1705LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Asselt. Four crew members were killed, two became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Barry Chaster, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Moger, flight engineer, †
Sgt Gordon Kerr Marwood, navigator,
Sgt John Kenneth Banfield, bomb aimer,
Sgt Kenneth Henry Pugh, wireless operator, †
Sgt Walter John Harris, air gunner, †
Sgt Ivan Wildman Lineker, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1715LT on an operation to Munich. Just after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Elst, 28 km southeast of Utrecht. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Douglas Robert Bannerman, pilot,
Sgt James Roy Walker, pilot,
Sgt Peter Clinch Hind, navigator,
Sgt Harold Bate, navigator,
Sgt Gordon Joseph Bentley, wireless operator,
Sgt Cecil Albert Davey, air gunner,
Sgt George James Dean, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1747LT on an operation to Torino. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Piazza d'Armi. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Francis George Levett Bain, pilot,
Sgt Cornelius Michael Hurley, flight engineer,
Sgt William Howard Ellis, navigator,
F/Lt David Andrew Nicoll, observer,
Sgt Wallace Eugene Lodge,
Sgt Walter Hingley, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Boardman, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1500LT on an operation to Bad Zwischenahn. At 1830LT, while returning to base, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Easton, bursting into flames. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Raymund Joseph Hannan, pilot,
Sgt Peter John Thompson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Kennerleigh Barnett Lee, navigator,
Sgt Albert Roberts, wireless operator,
Sgt Bryant Leonard McKenzie Jenkin, wireless operator,
Sgt John Bernard Burton, air gunner,
Sgt Ernest Raymond Donald Piper, air gunner,
Sgt John Sanders, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1504LT on an operation to Haselünne. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Alfred Joseph Parkyn, pilot,
F/Sgt James McGregor Allan,
P/O Eugene Edward Chouinière,
Sgt John James Gallimore,
W/O James Louis Guichard,
Sgt Jack Slater,
W/O William John Vandervoort,
Sgt Windsor Francis Richard Webb, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Langar at 1801LT on an operation to Genoa. After passing Troyes at night, the bomber went out of control and crashed in an open field located in Champignol-lez-Mondeville, some 50 km southeast of Troyes. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (207th Squadron):
P/O A. V. R. S. Wilson, pilot,
Sgt William Alfred Henry Ball, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William James Rose, navigator,
Sgt John Henry Lovell,
F/Sgt Arthur John Perrin, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Peter Strain, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Charles Woodrow Wilson Peck, air gunner.