Gwynedd

The crew departed RAF Stormy Down on a delivery flight. One of the engine failed in flight, emitting thick black smoke. The pilot made a belly landing in hilly terrain in Twynau Gwynion. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Llandwrog. On approach, it collided with a second RAF Whitley registered K9041 and carrying a crew of seven. Following the collision, both airplane dove into the ground and crashed near the airfield. All 16 crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
S/L Herbert Victor Barker, pilot,
Cpl Edwin Marcus Harding,
LAC David Noel Pearman Roger, air gunner,
LAC Ronald William Seymour, air gunner,
LAC Joseph Cromwell Smith, air gunner,
LAC William Arthur Smith-Cross, air gunner,
LAC John William Stoneham, air gunner,
LAC Charles William Stubberfield, air gunner,
LAC Bert William Tucker, air gunner.

The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Llandwrog. On approach, it collided with a second RAF Whitley registered K7252 and carrying a crew of nine. Following the collision, both airplane dove into the ground and crashed near the airfield. All 16 crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Evelyn John Bentick Martin, pilot,
Sgt Charles Cullen, wireless operator,
LAC Thomas Albert Pryce,
LAC John Pollock, air gunner,
Cpl Peter Edward Purdy, air gunner,
LAC Henry William Rigley, air gunner,
LAC Raymond Bryan Roffe, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh on a cross country navigation exercise and their route was out over mid Wales to the Irish Sea and back to RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, a fairly straight forward flight. During the briefings all crews were instructed NOT to drop through cloud without first confirmation of their location and the terrain below! Being told by using black humor of how over Wales, the clouds have hard centre. Unfortunately unknown to the crew, due to cloud and an unexpected shift in wind direction and speed, they veered off course, then at the allotted time en route they saw a wide water feature about three miles off to port, which they mistook the River Dovey for the coast. No sooner had they glimpsed the water and before realizing it wasn’t the sea, they entered cloud. But sadly, confident the water they saw, along with the timing the Wellington flew on gradually losing height to the pre-arranged height over water of 1000ft, ahead lay the high mountain of Ffridd Rhosfach at around 1,448 feet. The airplane was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Francis Paul Stuart, pilot,
Sgt Herbert George Mole, pilot,
P/O George Joyce Matthews, observer,
Sgt Allan Jackets, wireless operator,
Sgt John Francis Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt George Hewison, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newton at 1810LT on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base in the late evening, the crew got lost. While flying in clouds, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Moel Farlwyd (577 metres high) and disintegrated in impact. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Charles Hamerton Elliott, pilot, †
P/O Roland Clive Parkhurst, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Beddall, observer, †
Sgt Lewis John Kirk, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Killen, wireless operator, †
Sgt P. Martlew, air gunner.

The airplane was engaged in a training sortie from RAF Penrhos. While circling off Wales, it suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Abersoch. Five crew members were rescued and three others drowned.
Crew:
AC2 Peter Willibrord Kuck, †
AC2 Albert Edward Izzard, †
AC2 Richard John Marchant, †
S/L R. I. Jones,
Sgt Gibson,
AC2 Jones,
AC2 C. Desmond,
AC2 J. H. Pearson.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Irish Sea off Carmel Head, Anglesey. The pilot was killed and three other crew members became PoW. The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool.
Crew:
Fw Josef Vetterl, pilot, †
Lt Jürgen von Krause, observer,
Ogefr Helmut Sundermann, radio operator,
Fw Heinrich Arpert.

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Upwood on a navigation exercice. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the Tremadog Bay, Wales. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alan Mead, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Raymond Jackson, observer,
AC2 Roy South, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Upwood on a formation exercice in the direction of Wales. En route, the pilot encountered clouds when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Foel Wen located 15 km southeast of Bala. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice Charles Cotterell, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Jesse Harbour, observer,
AC2 Kenneth Charles Winterton, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew was engaged in a local training exercise out from RAF Penrhos. Shortly after rotation, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
F/L Kenneth MacOnochie, pilot,
P/O Douglas Roy James Paterson, pilot.