Meuse

The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1828LT on an operation to Milan. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Nant-le-Grand. Five crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Sidney Horace Fox, pilot, †
Sgt Henry Frederick Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Lawrence Fitzsimmons, flight engineer, †
W/O Herbert J. Spiller, navigator,
F/Sgt Rowland Maddocks, bomb aimer,
P/O Geoffrey Wollerton, wireless operator,
Sgt Philip Charles Heath, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Norman Alexander Mercer, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Tempsford in the evening of September 19 on Special Operations Executive (SOE). Over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dugny-sur-Meuse. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt F. McL. MacDonald,
F/Sgt J. D. Walls,
P/O M. R. Symonds,
Sgt W. E. R. Wright,
Sgt A. R. Ashford,
Sgt H. Pateman.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1955LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Over France, it was shot down by ground fire and crashed in a wooded area located in Landrecourt-Lempire, bursting into flames. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Northey, pilot,
Sgt Robert George Bassett, observer,
Sgt Walter Alan Frederick Brannon, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jacob Henry Roden, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Dudley Gibson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1935LT on an operation to Saarbrücken. Passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Noyers le Val, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Robert Russell-Collins, pilot,
Sgt J. M. Pye,
Sgt J. A. Richards,
F/Sgt P. J. Apps,
F/Sgt Ian John Argo Henderson,
Sgt G. W. A. H. Vasil,
P/O A. Birchall.

The crew departed Toul-Rosières AFB on a local training sortie. In unknown circumstances, the airplane collided with a Luftwaffe Arado Ar.96 also performing a training mission out from Toul-Rosières AFB with one pilot on board. Both airplanes entered a dive and crashed in Méligny-le-Grand, some 38 km southwest of the airbase. Both airplanes were destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Alfred König, pilot,
Uffz Erich Steffens, radio operator.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2224LT on June 14 on a bombing mission over Leverkusen. In the early hours of June 15, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Verdun, possibly after being shot down by enemy fire. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Lionel Austin Morris, †
Sgt W. Stevens,
Sgt N. Packer,
Sgt J. D. Foulser,
Sgt Reginald James Baghurst, †
P/O J. E. A. Foster.

The airplane departed Plivot on a bombing mission over German positions in Sedan. En route, the aircraft was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed in Laneuville-sur-Meuse. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
F/O Reymond Hervey De Montmorency, pilot, †
Sgt Howard Beckett Wallis, observer, †
LAC Victor St. George Barrow, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed Metz-Frescaty AFB on a night mission. En route, the aircraft caught fire for unknown reasons. The crew bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in a field located in Broville, bursting into flames. Three crew members were injured and a fourth was killed because his parachute burnt.
Crew:
Adj Georges Emile Marie Joseph Lemoine, pilot,
Adj/C Pierre Charles Marie, commander, †
Sgt Pierre Rigollier, radio operator,
Sgt Blanchard, gunner.

The aircraft departed Villeneuve-les-Vertus at the end of the day. Few hours later, it crash landed in Triaucourt-en-Argonne, 17 km north of Revigny. All five crewmen of the 51st Squadron were slightly injured. The exact circumstances of the accident remains unknown.

The airplane was engaged in a reconnaissance mission over Germany. After being attacked by enemy fire, the crew decided to return to France and to land at Étain-Rouvres AFB. On approach, the airplane crashed in a field located in Manheulles, some 12 km south of the airbase. The aircraft was damages beyond repair and all five crew members were rescued.