Melton Mowbray AFB

The crew was involved in a training exercise on behalf of the 1655 MTU. En route, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that disintegrated in flight, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located 2,5 miles west of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (1655th MTU):
F/Lt A. E. H. Cattle,
F/O G. H. Bowen,
F/Lt M. McIver,
F/O G. G. Halestrap.

The crew departed RAF Ossington on a night navigation exercise. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the twin engine airplane collided with a RAF Lancaster. Registered L7545, it was carrying a crew of eight who were performing a training mission out from RAF Wigsley. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 3 km southeast of RAF Melton Mowbray. All 10 crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Anthony Moors, pilot,
Sgt John Albert Lemmerick, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 1745LT on a night training sortie. About 30 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the bomber collided with a RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford. Registered AB665, it was carrying a crew of two who were performing a training mission out from RAF Ossington. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 3 km southeast of RAF Melton Mowbray. All 10 crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew (1654 HCU):
Sgt John Wallace, pilot,
P/O James Herbert Wolton, flight engineer,
Sgt George Frederick Maurice Walker, flight engineer,
Sgt Leslie Raymond Upperton, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Bailey, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert Fairbairn Davison, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas George Gordon Martin, air gunner,
Sgt Brian Gordon Pilgrim, air gunner.