Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2311LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. Outbound at between 16,000 and 17,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hirson. Four crew members were killed and four others evaded.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur Horace Hull, pilot, †
Cpt John R. Whitley, flight engineer,
P/O Walter John Painter, navigator, †
Sgt M. B. Strange, bomb aimer,
Sgt M. A. T. Davies, wireless operator,
P/O George Alfred Bozier, wireless operator, †
Sgt Philip Edwin Matthews, air gunner, †
P/O John Arthur Ayliffe Morgan David, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 2341LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. Over France at an altitude of 16,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Fleigneux. Four crew members were killed, two others became PoW and one evaded.
Crew:
F/O George Frank Lambert, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Claude Beddoe, flight engineer, †
F/O Vernon Reginald Matthews, navigator, †
Sgt John Richard Jones, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ronald Albert Kempsell, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Albert Nason, air gunner, †
Sgt Samuel James Knight, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2318LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. Outbound, it developed severe engine problems and the order to bail out was given. Only the air gunner was able to comply, doing so from 600 feet, before the bomber crashed at 0058LT near Rolvenden. All four other crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Robert Montgomery Buie, pilot, †
F/Sgt Amos Walter Kimmerly, wireless operator, †
P/O Ralph William Thompson, navigator, †
P/O Leonard Keith Taylor, bomb aimer, †
Sgt A. G. Lees, air gunner.

The crew was performing a local night training exercise at RAF Little Horwood. On final approach in limited visibility due to fog, the airplane collided with a water tower and crashed in Mursley, 4 km east southeast of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Dennis Edward John Bint, pilot,
Sgt Francis Bernard McHugh, pilot,
Sgt Cyril John Fox, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Leonin Lionel Belanger, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chedburgh at 2052LT to lay mines in the Gironde estuary and the Deodars mining area. The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Royan. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O George Alexander Davie, pilot,
Sgt Derek Oswald Dowson, flight engineer,
Sgt Alan Cartwright Wade, observer,
Sgt Joseph Byrne Woods, navigator,
F/Sgt Leonard Copley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Bowers, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Frank Richardson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2315LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, the crew called for help and later ditched the airplane some 5 km southwest of Jersey Island. Three crew members were rescued and became PoW while two others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Walter Edwin Bidmead, pilot,
Sgt Abraham Holden, observer, †
Sgt Edward Arnold Odling, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Charles Bolke, air gunner,
F/Sgt George Arnold Booth, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at2305LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it strayed from track and with the automatic pilot system selected, it was abandoned by the crew and crashed near Tenby. Four crew members parachuted to safety while the pilot was killed after he fell into the sea and drowned.
Crew:
F/O Charles Warner Jackson, pilot, †
Sgt H. B. Elhorn, navigator,
Sgt Alexander Hugh MacDonald, bomb aimer,
Sgt James Thomson Kydd, wireless operator,
Sgt K. T. Allan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 2355LT on April 10 on an operation to Frankfurt. Over the target area, it was damaged by the German Flak and later engaged in a running battle with night-fighters. Low on fuel, the bomber was ditched in the Channel some 5 km off Shoreham-by-Sea. The airplane sank after 25 minutes and all eight crew members were rescued by a Walrus.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Arnold Rothschild, pilot,
Sgt Eric Grainger, flight engineer,
Sgt George King Samson, navigator,
Sgt James Leonard Richards, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert Ernest Tod, wireless operator,
Sgt D. H. Moss, air gunner,
Sgt William Alfred Maxwell Hardy, air gunner,
Sgt Richard Douglas Tod, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Saint Eval at 1632LT on an anti-shipping strike operation in the Bay of Biscay. During the attack, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off the French coast. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Gordon Alton Cline, pilot,
F/O Wilfred Blythe Keown, observer,
W/O Alexander Michael John Kelly, air gunner,
F/Sgt John McMahon Ryan, air gunner.

On final approach to RAF Great Massingham, while on a local training exercise, the airplane went out of control and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
Lt G. A. A. de Gramont, pilot.