Royal Air Force - RAF

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1835LT on January 15 on an operation to Emden. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances just past midnight at Arden Great Moor. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Wilmot, pilot, †
Sgt John Blackwell Turner, pilot, †
Sgt Douglas Reginald Bradley, observer, †
Sgt George White, wireless operator, †
Sgt Regan,
Sgt Upham.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1745LT on January 15 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it encountered severe icing conditions and crashed in Clipstone. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jan Bak,
P/O Stefan Berdys,
Cpl Franciszek Chylewski,
Sgt Pawer Konrad Krenzel,
Sgt Marian Wajceech Lagodzinski,
Maj Wacław Mosiewicz.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 1740LT on January 15 an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it is presumed that it crashed into the sea off Whitby. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Everett Hale, pilot,
Sgt George James Peck, pilot,
F/Sgt William John Elder,
Sgt Arthur Lionel Lax,
Sgt Joseph Barnby Myers,
P/O Henry Joseph Woodrow.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1723LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the late evening, the crew encountered heavy snow falls over the north of England. Flying at an altitude of 1,500 feet in poor visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Cheviot. A crew was killed and five others were seriously injured. The next day, two of the survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Laurence Warren Hunt, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Walter Irving, observer, †
Sgt Frederick George Maple, wireless operator, †
P/O B. A. McDonald,
Sgt W. H. Allworth,
Sgt C. F. Glover.

The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1748LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the late evening, the pilot became ill and the airplane crashed near RAF Hibaldstow. All six crew members were rescued, among them three were injured.
Crew:
P/O Liszka,
Sgt D. Niezrecki,
F/O M. Kuzmicki,
Sgt Janik,
Sgt K. Szturc,
Sgt C. K. Sulgut.

The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1742LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hollenstedt. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Samuel Dainton, pilot, †
Sgt Ambrose Bowen Thomas, pilot, †
F/Sgt Eric Twelves, observer, †
Sgt Arthur Stockdale, wireless operator, †
Sgt T. B. Lewis, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Gilbert Peter Mallon Hardesty, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1812LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Northallerton. Six crew members were killed and a seventh was seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt M. S. Schneider, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Cowan, pilot, †
Sgt Herbert Kenneth Taylor, flight engineer, †
P/O Michael Von Dadelszen, observer, †
Sgt James Calvert Bradley, wireless operator, †
P/O Vincent Leslie Brice, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Donald Savage, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1758LT on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rottevalle. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Eric John Richards, pilot, †
Sgt Henry Conway Needham, copilot,
F/Sgt Sydney Clarence Camp, observer, †
Sgt Gerard Sinclair Booth, wireless operator,
Sgt William Douglas Muirhead, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald James White, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1710LT on an operation to Hamburg. Passing off Wilhelmshaven, it was hit by the German Flak. With the starboard engine on fire, the crew evacuated the area bound for Sweden. Eventually, the crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that crashed in Hostrup, south Denmark. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Storrier Dashwood,
Sgt Arthur William Horseman,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Moore,
Sgt Roger Odilon Charles Rousseau.

The crew was completing a local night training exercise at RAF Marham. Following several circuits, the crew initiated the approach when he encountered adverse weather and severe icing conditions. Control was lost and the airplane crashed near the airbase, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Hewett Faith, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Joseph Maskill, pilot,
Sgt Robert Miller Shaw, observer,
Sgt Ronald Frederick Bishop, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Arthur Orford, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Sidney Carl Lester, air gunner.