Haute-Marne

The crew was returning to Saint-Dizier with French soldiers on leave. On approach, the visibility was poor due to foggy conditions. The aircraft was too low and hit poplar tops before crashing in flames in Ambrières, few km from the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 12 occupants were killed.
Crew (Groupe de Bombardement I/32 Gascogne):
Roger Derycke, pilot,
Pierre Lugrez, copilot,
Henri Neys,
Albert Onimus,
Hubert Trouillet,
Jean-François Rajon.
Passengers:
Pierre Danigo,
Pierre Bertrand,
Jean-Marc Zuccarelli,
Emile Dufour,
Roger Maniabal,
Rapha'el Canneddu.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1910LT on an operation to Stuttgart. Outbound at 20,000 feet, an engine on the port side cut. The bombs were jettisoned circa 2305LT near the target, but height could not be maintained and while on course for base at 8,500 feet, the Halifax was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rozières. All seven crew members survived, three became PoW and four evaded.
Crew:
F/O Arnot Andrew Stewart, pilot,
Sgt J. A. Hammond, flight engineer,
F/Sgt David Duncan Patrick Leitch, navigator,
F/O George Herbert Lamus, bomb aimer,
Sgt Laurence Stanley Marsden, wireless operator,
Sgt R. D. Davidson, air gunner,
Sgt C. T. Hamilton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Rufforth at 1718LT on 'Nickel' Operation. Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a forest located in Consigny. Seven crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Paul De Grey Horatio Seymour, pilot, †
Sgt George Johnson, pilot, †
Sgt Richard Barton Greensmith, flight engineer, †
F/O Leonard John Fairbairn, observer, †
F/Lt Robert Tudor-Jones, observer, †
Sgt Jack De-La-War Abstruther, wireless operator, †
Sgt Cecil John Murray, air gunner, †
P/O Gilbert Vincent Slide, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1702LT on an operation to Genoa. While crossing the French coast, it was shot down by the German Flak. The crew abandoned the airplane that crashed near Chaumont. All seven crew members parachuted to safety, five became PoW, one evaded and one was seriously injured and died within hours from injuries sustained.
Crew.
F/Sgt George Thom, pilot,
Sgt Norman Gorfunkle, observer, †
Sgt Donald James Patrick McBride,
Sgt Hugh William Owen,
Sgt Lyndon Derek Reed,
W/O Harold Rufus James White,
Sgt L. W. Horne.

The airplane departed Chaumont Airbase on a bombing mission but was forced to return for unknown reasons. Due to mechanical problems, the airplane landed perpendicular to the landing area and crashed on a parked Amiot 143. Both aircraft were destroyed. A crew was seriously injured and died from injuries sustained the following day. The second crew was unhurt.
Crew:
Adj/C Joseph Gaston Victor Barrau de Lorde, pilot, †
Lt Jacob, pilot.

Upon takeoff from Chaumont-Semoutiers AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a parked Amiot 143, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Adj/C Robert Charles Emile Laroche, pilot, †
Sgt Josef Kalensky,
S/Lt Pierre Baptistin Lavenne, chief, †
Sgt Charles Gabriel Cyprien Verneret, radio operator, †
Sgt Henri Gautier, air gunner.

Shortly after takeoff from Chaumont AFB (Chaumont-Semoutiers), one of the engine failed. The crew dropped the bombs that exploded on the top of a hill then the airplane crashed in Autreville-sur-la-Renne, about 7 km northwest of the airbase. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Cpt Louis Charles Destannes, Chief,
S/Lt Pons, pilot,
S/Lt Louis Achille Vial, navigator,
Adj/C Leclerc, radio operator,
Sgt/C Bauer, air gunner.

The crew departed Wevelghem, Belgium, on a flight to Belgian Congo. While flying over France, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted a hill and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The DH.4 collided with a Salmson aircraft over Latrecey-Ormoy-sur-Aube and crashed, killing the pilot Raymond B. Messer.