East Yorkshire

The crew was completing a night training sortie on behalf of the 101st Squadron. En route, an engine caught fire. All six crew members decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located near Driffield. While all six crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed.

The approach to RAF Driffield was performing at dusk when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located at Highfield Farm, about 2 miles southeast of the airbase. All seven occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that the crew started the descent without customs clearance.

Crashed on approach to Brough, East Yorkshire. All four passengers were injured while the pilot was killed.

On final approach to RAF Drieffield, the crew encountered control problems and informed ground that he was attempting an emergency landing. Few seconds later, the aircraft nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion few hundred yards short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both pilots were killed.

The crew was performing a maritime patrol flight off the East Yorkshire coast. While completing a turn at low height, the seaplane hit the water surface and crashed few hundred yards off Flamborough Head. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (278th Squadron):
F/Lt Colin Graham Robertson,
F/Lt Cecil Gloucester Walker,
W/O Leonard Albert Gordon Carpenter.

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 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.

While performing a test flight, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a beach located in Atwick. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ivan Henry Hazard, pilot,
F/O Raymond Henry Thompson,
Sgt James Fortune Bain,
P/O William Ernest Williams,
F/O William Corfield Morris,
Sgt Lawrence Edward Webb,
Sgt Harry Alfred Rideout,
Sgt Terence Jenkins, 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 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.