Norfolk

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1900LT on March 1st on an operation to Berlin. Over the target area, it encountered heavy Flak and later in the vicinity of Kiel. On regaining the East Anglia coast, it came out of cloud and crashed at 0245LT at Themelthorpe. All seven crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/O G. F. Berridge, pilot,
Sgt K. F. Erne,
Sgt L. A. Oakley,
P/O T. C. Wheelhouse,
P/O C. V. Parsloe,
Sgt A. A. Fitzpatrick,
Sgt J. A. Bolton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 1815LT but swung violently to starboard. While trying to recover the situation, the undercarriage collapsed and the Stirling was damaged beyond repair. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O E. B. Cozens, pilot,
Sgt G. Mathias,
F/Sgt B. B. Hosick,
Sgt F. W. Hales,
Sgt L. T. Chessel,
Sgt J. A. Pidgen,
Sgt J. Anderson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1400LT to attack an armed merchant ship lying in n°8 basin in Dunkirk. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak which shattered the perspex in the nose compartment and temporarily blinding S/L Dale and F/O Robson. The crew was able to return to base where the airplane crashed upon landing at 1530LT, wheels retracted. Two crew were injured.
Crew:
S/L I. G. E. Dale, pilot,
F/O H. Robson,
P/O G. W. Forman,
P/O J. M. Quinlan.

The crew was performing a training exercise when the airplane broke up in midair and crashed 5 km southwest of RAF Watton. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Bill McCoy, pilot,
1st Lt Robert D. Hook, navigator,
2nd Lt John C. Brown, bombardier,
M/Sgt Allen D. Smith, crew chief,
S/Sgt David W. Johnston Jr., radio operator.
Passengers:
Sgt Kenneth C. Sivertsen,
Cpl Albert H. Berg,
Cpl Walter Binienda.

The airplane departed RAF Foulsham at 0946LT on an air sea rescue operation. Shortly after noon, it crashed upon landing at base and was damaged beyond repair. All five crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt J. A. Hole, pilot,
Sgt T. F. Rothery,
Sgt W. G. Short,
Sgt H. G. Todd,
Sgt M. Eagleton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1943LT on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. While returning to base in the late evening and approaching the British coast at an altitude of 1,500 feet, it caught fire and crashed into the sea some 3 km off Cromer. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. E. Redding, pilot,
Sgt R. C. Legge,
Sgt A. J. D. Barton,
Sgt H. Dennis,
Sgt C. G. Phillips,
Sgt Wesley William Wilson,
Sgt P. P. D. Freeman, air gunner.

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley on a local training mission. Almost immediately after takeoff, it crashed near the airbase, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Stephen Joseph Roche, pilot,
Sgt Percy Julyans,
Sgt Reginald Austin Fretwell,
Sgt William Walter Simms, air gunner.

The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol on an operation to England. Approaching the English coast, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea some 6 km southeast of Great Yarmouth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Horst Schwarze, pilot,
Uffz Walter Pilz, observer,
Uffz Paul Wagner, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Herbinger, air gunner.

While on a local training flight, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in rising terrain near RAF Oulton. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
F/O A. J. Ginns, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1148LT to attack a marshaling yard and railway viaduct in Morlaix. While returning to base, it crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt R. P. Moodey, pilot,
Sgt P. S. Thompson,
Sgt G. H. G. Collins,
Sgt S. Scott, air gunner.