Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 1841LT on an operation to Cologne. Approaching Düsseldorf from the north, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Schaephuysen, 19 km west of Duisburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Harry Alwin Hansen, pilot,
F/Sgt Roydon Martin Jupe, navigator,
F/Sgt Burnet Monteith Chamney, bomb aimer,
W/O Philip Hubert Mitchell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Lorne Edward Kellaway, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1850LT on an operation to Cologne. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Boerdonk. Five crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harry Rands, pilot, †
F/O John Philip Monckton, navigator, †
W/O Howard Edwin Vey, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt William Wilson Cameron, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Williams, air gunner, †
Sgt Richard Edward Dean, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1852LT on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Knapsack. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Stewart Crichton Cook, pilot,
Sgt John Newton Town, flight engineer,
Sgt Charles Derrick Smith, navigator,
Sgt Eric James Davey, bomb aimer,
Sgt Hugh Woodfield, wireless operator,
Sgt Tom McCall, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Reynold South, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1935LT on an operation to Cologne. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Mönchengladbach, some 47 km northwest of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Samuel Robinson, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Alfred Hayes, flight engineer,
P/O Derrick Norrington, navigator,
W/O Mark David Willis Hambrook, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt John Harold Henderson, wireless operator,
S/L Ernest Robert Simpson, air gunner,
Sgt Wallace Anthony Ringe, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1853LT on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Gerrard Gibbons, pilot,
Sgt Henry Easton Bradshaw, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Edward Russell, flight engineer,
Sgt Louis John Langham, navigator,
Sgt John Leslie Wilson, bomb aimer,
P/O Leonard James Dowdall, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Stanley Richings, air gunner,
Sgt John William Hunt, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1854LT on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Heppendorf, 22 km west of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edwin John Frith, pilot,
Sgt James Peak, flight engineer,
P/O Reginald Silvester Burgher, navigator,
Sgt William Stewart, bomb aimer,
Sgt Trevor John Cox, wireless operator,
Sgt Aubrey Rex James, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Wilby, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1828LT on a mine laying operation. During the takeoff roll, it swung violently off the runway and was damaged beyond repair. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
W/O J. L. Lee, pilot,
Sgt B. C. White,
Sgt G. A. Jones,
Sgt J. N. Underwood,
Sgt F. M. Traynor,
Sgt R. A. M. Mather,
Sgt J. K. Campbell, 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 departed RAF Driffield on a local test flight. En route, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed 3 km east of Middleton-on-the-Wolds , exploding on impact. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Neville Smart, pilot,
F/O Thomas Donald Gordon, navigator,
F/O Robert Lowell Benson, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Alexander Aitken Ranken, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Herbert, air gunner,
Lac Walter Robinson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Ridgewell at 2039LT on February 25 on an operation to Nuremberg. After passing the French/German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sandweier. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Wilfred Roy Major, pilot, †
F/Sgt Francis John Miles, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Vivian Derrick Hines, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Pettinger, navigator, †
Sgt John Henry Dyer, navigator, †
Sgt William Hughes Bevan, wireless operator, †
Sgt Eric Howeth Holmes, air gunner, †
Sgt John Carrick, air gunner.