Halland

While on approach to Halmstad Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances 8 km short of runway. Both pilots were killed.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2000LT on March 27 on an operation to Berlin. While cruising near Hanover, it was hit by the German Flak which damaged both port engines and holed fuel tanks. Course was set for neutral Sweden and the Halifax later crash landed in Lindberg, some 64 km south southeast of Göteborg. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all seven crew members were interned.
Crew:
Sgt R. H. Batchelor, pilot,
Sgt H. L. Grayson,
Sgt H. Wein,
P/O R. V. Fisher,
Sgt R. E. Hall,
Sgt F. W. Grant,
Sgt A. G. Sieben, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Helsingborg, some 250 km northeast of Kiel. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Raymond Patrick Earl, pilot,
P/O William Duncan Hermon, pilot,
Sgt Donald Sinclair, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt James Clough Williams, wireless operator and air gunner.

On a flight from Karlskrona to Göteborg, the crew encountered strong and unfavorable winds. On approach to Halmstad, the fuel reserve was insufficient and the crew decided to make an emergency landing in the Laholm Bay, off Halmstad. In strong winds, the landing was missed and the aircraft crashed and sank. While both crew members evacuated safely, the aircraft was lost.

The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Boarp, injuring both crew members.