Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2235LT on May 5 on an operation to Stuttgart. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak but the crew was able to return to England. Nevertheless, approaching the base, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing in an open field when the airplane collided with obstacles and crashed, bursting into flames. All six crew members escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Wilson Baxter,
Sgt E. G. Bounds,
F/Sgt Anthony Roland Tipple,
Sgt M. Swale,
Sgt D. S. Bright,
Sgt Gettings.

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2133LT on May 5 on an operation to Stuttgart. Approaching the Belgian border, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Moranrieux. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jeffrey Lewis, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Sherwood Markland, pilot,
Sgt Anthony John Higgins, flight engineer,
Sgt John Arthur Edwards, observer,
Sgt Arthur Sylwood Lush, wireless operator,
P/O Robert Leonard Wootley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Russell Gahan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2204LT on May 5 on an operation to Stuttgart. Over Germany, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Reuth. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Norman Worsley Richardson, pilot,
P/O Alan George Hersey, observer,
Sgt Herbert John Ody, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Freer MacGregor-King, air gunner,
Sgt Edward Frederick Webb, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2220LT on May 5 on an operation to Stuttgart. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered technical problems with the front turret that became unserviceable as well as trouble with the port engine. The crew elected to reach RAF Finningley but was finally forced to attempt an emergency landing in an open field located in Askern, north of Doncaster. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all six crew members escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
F/Sgt Richard Bradburn Davenport, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Sellers, pilot,
P/O Owen Horace Morgan, navigator,
Sgt Edington, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Empey, air gunner,
Sgt Samuel Norris, air gunner.

The pilot was completing a night solo training flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near St Cuthbert. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Angus McBean, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2225LT on May 5 on an operation to Stuttgart. It is believed that it crashed off Texel Island and was lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Sample Bell, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Harry Heslop, pilot,
Sgt Erlyn Everard Kirby, navigator,
Sgt Robert Watson Stewart, bomb aimer,
Sgt Percy Walter Wrighting, wireless operator,
Sgt William Gordon Kennerley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bicester at 1105LT and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Ameland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Alvin Crawford, pilot,
Sgt Donald John McKenzie,
F/Sgt Wesley Newell Ward.

The airplane was completing a training flight when one of the engine caught fire and exploded in flight. Out of control, the airplane crashed into the Irish sea some 19 km off RAF Squires Gate, Blackpool. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lac Harry Allen,
Sgt Robert Benjamin Duncombe,
Sgt Gaythorne Hardy,
A2c David Donald Lindsay.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2214LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Passing over Belgium at night, it was shot down by a German fighter. The pilot reduced his altitude and the airplane crash landed in Sart-Saint-Laurent. All six crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
F/O Stanislaw Krawczyk, pilot,
Sgt Wacław Czekalski, pilot,
F/O Alojzy Szkuta, observer,
Sgt Edward Mikołaj Siądecki, wireless operator,
P/O Kazimierz Rowicki, air gunner,
Sgt Ludwig Czarnecki, air gunner.

The crew was engaged in a local training sortie out from RAF Stradishall. During the takeoff roll, the airplane swung and came to rest with a collapsed undercarriage. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
P/O C. M. Gasper,
Sgt M. Savage.