Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 1933LT on an operation to Bochum. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wantoij. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Bruce Angus Grant, pilot, †
F/Sgt Percival Edward Barron, navigator, †
F/Sgt Sidney Victor Bradshaw, navigator, †
Sgt Ronald Dyson, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Alfred George Skiggs, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Burn at 1950LT on an operation to Bochum. After passing the Dutch/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 5 km southwest of Ahaus. Four crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Joseph Aspden, pilot, †
Sgt David Trevor Dudley-Jones, navigator,
Sgt John Henry Kimber, bomb aimer, †
W/O Philip Frank Yellin, wireless operator, †
Sgt Roderick Davies, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF East Moor at 1947LT on an operation to Bochum. It crashed in the evening in the target area, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Alan Burini, pilot,
Sgt William Gilbert John Aplin, navigator,
Sgt Joseph William Kerr, navigator,
Sgt Walter Edward Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Dolbear, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2136LT on an operation to Berlin. After climbing to an altitude of 8,000 feet, the crew encountered serious engine problems. At 2200LT, the bomb load was jettisoned and 15 minutes later, the crew abandoned the airplane that crashed in North Grimston. All seven crew members parachuted to safety.
Crew:
Sgt K. A. Toon, pilot,
Sgt L. Donaldson,
Sgt R. Falcus,
Sgt H. J. Burridge,
Sgt J. Whelan,
Sgt G. Campbell,
Sgt J. R. Sands, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2158LT on an operation to Berlin. Two minutes later, while in initial climb, it stalled and crashed near the airbase, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Phelps Comrie, pilot,
Sgt William J. McGrath, flight engineer,
F/O Douglas William Francis Harper, navigator,
P/O William Hugh Jenkins, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank William Dorrington, wireless operator,
Sgt John King, air gunner,
Sgt Myles Christian Cambell Squiers, air gunner.

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Davidstow Moor at 1455LT to find a dinghy spotted off Guernsey Island. En route, the crew was informed about the deterioration of the weather conditions and was instructed to divert to Exeter Airport. While flying along the north shore of Cornwall, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Carbis Bay, 1,6 km off Saint Ives. Four crew members were killed while the captain was seriously injured. He died the following day from injuries sustained.
Crew (279th Squadron):
F/O Edward George Gibbs, pilot,
W/O Harry Robert Bacon, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Lindsay Vaughan Fletcher, wireless operator,
W/O Edwin Pearce Povey, wireless operator,
W/O Robert Michael Long, observer.

The crew was performing a training flight when he encountered severe icing conditions. The airplane got iced and became uncontrollable. In such conditions, all crew members abandoned the airplane that crashed near Garrowby and was destroyed. All occupants parachuted to safety.
Crew:
F/Sgt R. L. Evans, pilot +4.

The pilot was performing a local solo training flight at RAF Harlaxton. While on a single engine approach, the pilot completed a turn into the wind at an altitude of 500 feet when the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Henry Ernest Trumper, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1934LT on an operation to Bochum. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Gelsenkirchen and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured. One died on 12 April from injuries sustained and another became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Louis Raymond Ferrier Cartier, pilot, †
F/Sgt Preben Brandt Gustavsen, navigator, †
Sgt Harold Frank Rhodes, wireless operator, †
F/O John Frederick Spencer, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Dale King, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2135LT on an operation to Berlin. At 2233LT, the crew was forced to return after encountering severe weather. The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Noel Charles Johnson, pilot,
F/O William Francis Coldwell,
Sgt Douglas Hayden Harper,
Sgt Gordon Barrie McFarlane,
F/Sgt Alvin Harold Penner,
Sgt George Thomas Still,
F/Sgt Robert Desmond McCullagh, air gunner.