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 pilot, sole on board, was performing a demo flight to the Blackburn Aircraft facilities based at Brough Airport. While completing a low pass, the twin engine aircraft clipped the roof of a hangar, stalled and crashed into the Humber River. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O James Francis Haley.

The airplane was returning to RAF Pocklington following a cross country exercise when it crashed upon landing. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. R. Baillie,
Sgt F. H. Mitchell.

The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1934LT on March 9 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed upon landing and was destroyed. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
F/Lt George Gordon Duff, pilot, †
Sgt Colin Albert Cornwell, pilot, †
P/O Douglas Albert Edward Clarke, observer, †
Sgt Harry James Evans, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leslie James Caldwell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Eric William Clark, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington on an operation to Billancourt. While returning to base, it suffered an engine failure and crashed on final approach. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt D. B. Webb,
Sgt L. Dickison,
Sgt J. Clarke,
Sgt M. F. Mulvey,
Sgt R. J. Tavener,
Sgt R. Forgie.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1856LT on an operation to Kiel. While climbing, an engine caught fire. The bomb load was jettisoned but due to low altitude, the bomber was caught in the blast when two of the bomb exploded and it came down four minutes after takeoff in the southern outskirts of Yapham village, north of the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Reginald Francis Robb, pilot,
F/Sgt Charles Hackney, pilot,
W/O Thomas Herbert Bennett, navigator,
F/Sgt Charles Harold Latshaw Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Keith Winterton, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Anthony Morgan, air gunner.