De Douglas Boston – snelheid op lage hoogte
De Douglas A-20 Havoc, in Britse dienst beter bekend als de Boston, was geen zware bommenwerper zoals de Lancaster. Het toestel had een andere taak. Lager, sneller, directer. Waar de grote bommenwerpers ’s nachts in formaties vlogen, kwam de Boston vaak alleen of in kleine groepen, laag over het landschap, recht op het doel af.
Een ander soort missie
De Boston werd ingezet voor precisieaanvallen. Vliegvelden, locomotieven, schepen, installaties langs de kust – doelen die snel geraakt moesten worden en waar verrassing belangrijker was dan massa. De bemanning bestond meestal uit drie man: piloot, waarnemer/bommenrichter en schutter. Iedereen had zijn rol, maar alles draaide om timing.
De aanvallen gebeurden vaak op lage hoogte. Dat maakte het werk gevaarlijk. Niet alleen door vijandelijk vuur, maar ook door het vliegen zelf. Een paar meter te laag, een fractie te laat reageren, en het landschap werd genadeloos. De Boston vroeg om precisie, maar gaf ook iets terug: snelheid en wendbaarheid. Het toestel kon binnenkomen, toeslaan en weer verdwijnen voordat de verdediging goed op gang kwam.
De man in de cockpit
Stel je het moment voor. De motoren draaien strak, het toestel ligt laag boven het water of het land. Voorin zie je het doel al liggen. Geen tijd voor twijfel. Alles is voorbereid, alles is afgesproken. De bommenrichter roept de laatste aanwijzingen. Dan dat ene moment waarop alles samenkomt – snelheid, hoogte, richting. De bommen vallen. Even later trek je het toestel omhoog, weg van het doel, terwijl achter je het resultaat zichtbaar wordt.
De Boston in de oorlog
De Boston werd vanaf 1941 door de RAF ingezet, vooral binnen No. 2 Group. Het toestel bleek bijzonder geschikt voor tactische operaties in Europa. Niet groots en massaal, maar precies en doelgericht. Veel van deze missies verdwenen in de schaduw van de grote bombardementen, maar ze waren essentieel in het verstoren van de vijandelijke infrastructuur.
Terugblik
De Boston is geen icoon zoals de Lancaster of de Spitfire. Maar juist in dat stille werk zit zijn betekenis. Het toestel vertegenwoordigt de missies die snel moesten, precies moesten, en vaak zonder veel aandacht werden uitgevoerd. Voor de bemanningen was het geen bijzaak. Voor hen was het alles.
En misschien is dat wel de kern: niet elk verhaal in de oorlog is groot. Sommige verhalen vliegen laag, snel, en verdwijnen weer – maar laten toch hun sporen achter.
| Naam | Datum | RAF Station | Incident |
| Flight Lieutenant D Adams | 1942-08-29 | Attlebridge | Crashed at Duinhoek Belgium |
| Sergeant Adams | 1942-04-01 | Great Massingham | Ditched in Channel off Dover KENT |
| Pilot Officer F A Allen | 1942-08-27 | Great Massingham | Ditched ? |
| Pilot Officer F E Allen | 1942-08-01 | Great Massingham | Crashed Breskens Holland |
| Pilot Officer Allen | 1942-04-30 | Great Massingham | Severely damaged by flak |
| Pilot Officer R W Andrew | 1942-09-22 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Pilot Officer F H A Ashford | 1942-04-17 | Great Massingham | Crashed near Cherbourg |
| Sergeant Attwood | 1942-03-26 | Great Massingham | Wrecked trying to land at Thorney Island airfield SUSSEX |
| Sergeant E R Baird | 1942-04-25 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in the Channel |
| Flying Officer W Barford | 1942-11-07 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Wevelgem Belgium |
| Sergeant Barker | 1942-03-26 | Great Massingham | Wrecked trying to land at Thorney Island airfield SUSSEX |
| Sergeant R A Barnes | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off Holland |
| Squadron Leader P R Barr | 1942-11-07 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Wevelgem Belgium |
| Sergeant G G M Battison | 1942-11-10 | Great Massingham | Collided with last and crashed |
| Sergeant G G M Battison | 1942-04-01 | Great Massingham | Crashed at base on return |
| Warrant Officer Class 2 C A Beach | 1942-08-19 | Attlebridge | ? |
| Pilot Officer J W Beck | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off coast of Holland |
| Sergeant J Bell | 1942-11-10 | Great Massingham | Crashed target area |
| Sergeant B Bernstein | 1942-08-01 | Great Massingham | Ditched ? |
| Sergeant B Bernstein | 1942-06-04 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak, ditched off Kent coast |
| Sergeant G S G Black | 1942-04-27 | Great Massingham | Shot down in target area |
| Aircraftman 1st Class E J Bone | 1942-10-31 | Exploded Oulton airfield NORFOLK | |
| Pilot Officer L D Bowman | 1942-06-10 | Exeter | ? |
| Sergeant E Bradley | 1942-11-01 | Oulton | Crashed near St Omer |
| Sergeant Brady | 1942-04-01 | Great Massingham | Ditched in Channel off Dover KENT |
| Sergeant Brady | 1942-03-26 | Great Massingham | Wrecked trying to land at Thorney Island airfield SUSSEX |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class H Bramham | 1942-10-31 | Exploded Oulton airfield NORFOLK | |
| Flight Sergeant S H Bridge | 1942-02-19 | Great Massingham | Crashed SE of Flitcham Abbey NORFOLK |
| Pilot Officer L K Brownson | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Sergeant W E Burns | 1942-08-04 | Crashed near Gt Whittington NORTHUMBERLAND | |
| Wing Commander V S Butler | 1942-03-08 | Swanton Morley | Exploded during emergency landing |
| Sergeant Butler | Great Massingham | Crashed at Rougham NFK | |
| Pilot Officer G Campbell | 1942-09-30 | Overshot near Oultona NORFOLK | |
| Sergeant K N Carpenter | 1942-04-27 | Great Massingham | Shot down in target area |
| Flying Officer H F Collings | 1942-10-31 | Great Massingham | Crashed Belgium |
| Flight Sergeant J R Collins | 1942-07-28 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Egmond-aan-de-Hoef |
| Sergeant M A Collins | 1942-09-22 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Sergeant L J Colls | 1942-03-26 | Attlebridge | Broke up over target area |
| Flight Sergeant J F Connolly | 1942-04-12 | Great Massingham | Ditched in channel |
| Pilot Officer G P Corah | 1942-08-01 | Great Massingham | Crashed Breskens Holland |
| Pilot Officer R J Corrigan | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | Crashed in sea |
| Flight Sergeant R M E Crofton | 1942-09-28 | Crashed hitting several houses | |
| Sergeant R C Darnell | 1942-04-25 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in the Channel |
| Pilot Officer W R N Davidson | 1942-11-10 | Great Massingham | Collided with last and crashed |
| Pilot Officer T E Davies | 1942-04-12 | Crashed near Hemswell YRKS | |
| Warrant Officer W G Davies | 1942-06-04 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak, returned to base |
| Sergeant E H Dean | 1942-03-17 | Crashed at Weston Longville NFK | |
| Sergeant E H Dean | 1942-07-28 | Attleborough | ? |
| Pilot Officer H F Deck | 1942-07-26 | Swanton Morley | Crashed at Langeoog |
| Sergeant T J Delaney | 1942-04-12 | Great Massingham | Ditched in channel |
| Sergeant M A H Demont | 1942-08-19 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Sergeant M A H Demont | 1942-09-22 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Flight Sergeant Denvant | 1942-08-22 | Swanton Morley | Crashed Middelkerke |
| Sergeant E Dixon | 1942-04-25 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak |
| Sergeant C F Docherty | 1942-04-12 | Great Massingham | Ditched in channel |
| Flight Sergeant W S Dossett | 1942-06-04 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak, returned to base |
| Leading Aircraftman D M Dovey | 1942-09-30 | Overshot near Oultona NORFOLK | |
| Lieutenant M Draper | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in target area |
| Sergeant S Duckworth | 1942-07-26 | Swanton Morley | Crashed at Langeoog |
| Flight Sergeant L G Dunkling | 1942-08-29 | Attlebridge | Crashed at Duinhoek Belgium |
| Wing Commander P H Dutton | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off Dutch coast |
| Sergeant K McK Elkins | 1942-03-26 | Attlebridge | Broke up over target area |
| Sergeant T W Elliott | 1942-03-26 | Attlebridge | Baled out over Channel |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class A C Emery | 1942-10-31 | Exploded Oulton airfield NORFOLK | |
| Sergeant J W Fenton | 1942-11-10 | Great Massingham | Collided with last and crashed |
| Pilot Officer J L Fletcher | 1942-12-06 | Swanton Morley | Crashed off Scheveningen |
| Sergeant R Foster | 1942-06-04 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak, ditched off Kent coast |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class K F Fowler | 1942-10-31 | Exploded Oulton airfield NORFOLK | |
| Sergeant W V Frame | 1942-03-26 | Attlebridge | Baled out over Channel |
| Sergeant R Gallup | 1942-12-06 | Oulton | Crash landed Carlton Colville SFK |
| Sergeant J W Ganes | 1942-07-28 | Attleborough | ? |
| Sergeant A D Gardiner | 1942-04-17 | Great Massingham | Crashed near Cherbourg |
| Pilot Officer W R Gellatly | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Pilot Officer W R Gellatly | 1942-08-19 | Swanyon Morley | ? |
| Sergeant A F Goff | 1942-11-10 | Great Massingham | Crashed target area |
| Lieutenant B S Grant | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Broke up in air N of Bergen ann Zee Holland |
| Sergeant Grant | 1942-05-30 | Crash landed at Horsham St Faiths | |
| Pilot Officer F A Grills | 1942-04-17 | Great Massingham | Crashed near Cherbourg |
| Squadron Leader Gunning | 1942-08-16 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Leading Aircraftman L Hale | 1942-04-12 | Crashed near Hemswell YRKS | |
| Flying Officer W N Hale | 1942-09-24 | Crash landed at W Raynham NFK | |
| Pilot Officer F C Hammond | 1942-11-13 | Great Massingham | ? |
| Sergeant D Handford | 1942-04-27 | Swanton Morley | Crash landed SW of Oostende |
| Sergeant R J Hathaway | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed on return to base |
| Sergeant A S Hatton | 1942-04-12 | Great Massingham | Ditched in channel |
| Squadron Leader R G Hawkins | 1942-09-28 | Crashed hitting several houses | |
| Squadron Leader Hawkins | 1942-08-16 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Pilot Officer C M Henning | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in sea W of Callantsoog Holland |
| Sergeant D F J Hinde | 1942-03-17 | Crashed at Weston Longville NFK | |
| Sergeant D F J Hinds | 1942-08-19 | Attlebridge | ? |
| Flight Sergeant R J Holloway | 1942-04-12 | Crashed near Hemswell YRKS | |
| Flight Lieutenant H J Houghton | 1942-06-04 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak, returned to base |
| Pilot Officer K H Houghton | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Flying Officer D K Hulme | 1942-11-01 | Oulton | Crashed near St Omer |
| Flight Lieutenant P Jacobs | 1942-07-19 | Attlebridge | Crash landed in field known as the Esplanade at Lille |
| Flight Sergeant M G Johnson | 1942-07-19 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Flying Officer W A Keech | 1942-04-27 | Swanton Morley | Crash landed SW of Oostende |
| Corporal C P Kramerewicz | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Broke up in air N of Bergen ann Zee Holland |
| Sergeant A Law | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | Crash landed at Middle Wallop |
| Sergeant G F Lawman | 1942-07-19 | Attlebridge | Crash landed in field known as the Esplanade at Lille |
| Sergeant E Leaver | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Sergeant W J Leslie | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed on return to base |
| Pilot Officer A A H Lindley | 1942-08-01 | Great Massingham | Crashed Breskens Holland |
| Sergeant G Littlejohn | 1942-08-27 | Great Massingham | Ditched ? |
| Pilot Officer A E Lockwood | 1942-04-01 | Great Massingham | Crashed at base on return |
| Lieutenant F A Loehrl | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in target area |
| Flying Officer J A Logan | 1942-11-10 | Great Massingham | Collided with last and crashed |
| Lieutenant W G Lynn | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Broke up in air N of Bergen ann Zee Holland |
| Squadron Leader M R MacClancy | 1942-04-12 | Crashed near Hemswell YRKS | |
| Squadron Leader G R Magill | 1942-08-19 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Flight Lieutenant J G A Maguire | 1942-12-06 | Swanton Morley | Crashed off Scheveningen |
| Sergeant G Mann | 1942-06-04 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak, ditched off Kent coast |
| Flight Sergeant A A Margrett | 1942-06-10 | Exeter | ? |
| Flying Officer R D Marks | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Pilot Officer T K Matthews | 1942-01-29 | Overshot at Long Kesh on return | |
| Pilot Officer T K Matthews | 1942-07-28 | Attleborough | ? |
| Sergeant C A Maw | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off Holland |
| Flight Lieutenant R W McCarthy | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off Dutch coast |
| Sergeant C McCreedy | 1942-11-13 | Great Massingham | ? |
| Sergeant H McManus | 1942-11-10 | Great Massingham | Crashed target area |
| Lieutenant C R Mente | 1942-07-01 | Crashed at Molesworth NORTHANTS | |
| Pilot Officer H J Milford | 1942-09-22 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Flight Sergeant J H Millns | 1942-08-29 | Attlebridge | Crashed at Duinhoek Belgium |
| Sergeant Mork | 1942-04-01 | Great Massingham | Crashed at base on return |
| Sergeant J Morris | 1942-04-25 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in the Channel |
| Sergeant A Moth | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | Crashed in sea |
| Sergeant S W Nash | 1942-10-31 | Great Massingham | Crashed Belgium |
| Flying Officer H Neal | 1942-04-01 | Great Massingham | Ditched in Channel off Dover KENT |
| Sergeant R E Neathway | 1942-04-25 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak |
| Sergeant G A Nicholls | 1942-09-22 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Flight Sergeant G E T Nichols | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed on return to base |
| Flying Officer A K C Niner | 1942-07-19 | Attlebridge | Crash landed in field known as the Esplanade at Lille |
| Sergeant L H R Osborne | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed on return to base |
| Flight Sergeant W Osselton | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | Crashed in sea |
| Sergeant L E C Oxley | 1942-07-26 | Swanton Morley | Crashed at Langeoog |
| Leading Aircraftman F Packard | 1942-10-31 | Exploded Oulton airfield NORFOLK | |
| Sergeant R Parsons | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | Crash landed at Middle Wallop |
| Pilot Officer W E Pasterfield | 1942-04-25 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in the Channel |
| Flying Officer N J A Paton | 1942-12-06 | Swanton Morley | Crashed off Scheveningen |
| Sergeant J E Percival | 1942-07-28 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Egmond-aan-de-Hoef |
| Flight Sergeant N S H Phillips | 1942-11-07 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Wevelgem Belgium |
| Sergeant W Phillips | 1942-04-27 | Swanton Morley | Crash landed SW of Oostende |
| Sergeant F R Pickering | 1942-10-31 | Great Massingham | Crashed Belgium |
| Sergeant T F P Poole | 1942-02-19 | Great Massingham | Crashed SE of Flitcham Abbey NORFOLK |
| Sergeant T F P Poole | 1942-04-19 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Flitcham NFK |
| Sergeant R M Porter | 1942-03-26 | Attlebridge | Broke up over target area |
| Sergeant A Prince | 1942-06-10 | Exeter | ? |
| Sergeant B F Quinn | 1942-08-01 | Great Massingham | Ditched ? |
| Flying Officer D R Redbourn | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off coast of Holland |
| Sergeant G Rees | 1942-01-29 | Overshot at Long Kesh on return | |
| Warrant Officer A J Reid | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off coast of Holland |
| Flight Sergeant G T Relph | 1942-08-27 | Great Massingham | Ditched ? |
| Sergeant S G Richardson | 1942-04-25 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak |
| Flight Sergeant S H Ridge | 1942-04-19 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Flitcham NFK |
| Flying Officer Riseley | 1942-08-16 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Flying Officer W J Robertson | 1942-03-08 | Swanton Morley | Exploded during emergency landing |
| Pilot Officer D Rogers | 1942-07-28 | Attleborough | ? |
| Flight Sergeant R A Russell | 1942-07-28 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Egmond-aan-de-Hoef |
| Sergeant Russell | 1942-04-30 | Great Massingham | Severely damaged by flak |
| Pilot Officer V M Salmon | 1942-07-26 | Swanton Morley | Crashed at Langeoog |
| Flying Officer B M Sayers | 1942-03-08 | Swanton Morley | Exploded during emergency landing |
| Sergeant S H Schofield | 1942-07-28 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Egmond-aan-de-Hoef |
| Sergeant J L Senior | 1942-08-19 | Attlebridge | ? |
| Flight Lieutenant N H Shepherd | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off Dutch coast |
| Pilot Officer L J Skinner | 1942-08-01 | Great Massingham | Ditched ? |
| Pilot Officer L J Skinner | 1942-06-04 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak, ditched off Kent coast |
| Pilot Officer T B Skinner | 1942-06-10 | Exeter | ? |
| Flying Officer Smith | 1942-08-16 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Pilot Officer E S Sniders | 1942-03-17 | Crashed at Weston Longville NFK | |
| Flight Sergeant W J A Spriggs | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off coast of Holland |
| Pilot Officer F G Starkie | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Pilot Officer L S Stewart | 1942-07-19 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Flight Sergeant K E Stilborn | 1942-11-13 | Great Massingham | ? |
| Captain S F Strachen | 1942-07-01 | Crashed at Molesworth NORTHANTS | |
| Sergeant I Stuart | 1942-12-06 | Oulton | Crash landed Carlton Colville SFK |
| Flying Officer K N Symons | 1942-04-25 | Great Massingham | Hit by flak |
| Sergeant R Tebbut | 1942-10-31 | Great Massingham | Crashed Belgium |
| Sergeant T R Thompson | 1942-08-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed just off airfield |
| Sergeant F C Thorogood | 1942-07-19 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Sergeant H Y Torr | 1942-11-10 | Great Massingham | Crashed target area |
| Leading Aircraftman A Torrance | 1942-10-31 | Exploded Oulton airfield NORFOLK | |
| Sergeant G Tough | 1942-11-13 | Great Massingham | ? |
| Pilot Officer T Trotter | 1942-11-07 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Wevelgem Belgium |
| Sergeant Turl | Great Massingham | Crashed at Rougham NFK | |
| Sergeant F C Twidell | 1942-08-27 | Great Massingham | Ditched ? |
| Sergeant Twidell | 1942-04-30 | Great Massingham | Severely damaged by flak |
| Sergeant C Tyler | 1942-12-06 | Oulton | Crash landed Carlton Colville SFK |
| Pilot Officer P J Voyzey | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in sea W of Callantsoog Holland |
| Sergeant W E R Wareham | 1942-09-22 | Swanton Morley | ? |
| Pilot Officer K A T Warwood | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Pilot Officer L J Waters | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Flight Sergeant Webb | 1942-08-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed just off airfield |
| Sergeant Whetton | Great Massingham | Crashed at Rougham NFK | |
| Sergeant R L Whitham | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in target area |
| Sergeant J B Wicks | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | Crash landed at Middle Wallop |
| Flight Sergeant Wilde | 1942-04-30 | Great Massingham | Severely damaged by flak |
| Sergeant L C Willey | 1942-11-01 | Oulton | Crashed near St Omer |
| Sergeant J F Williams | 1942-04-27 | Great Massingham | Shot down in target area |
| Sergeant M K Williams | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Broke up in air N of Bergen ann Zee Holland |
| Sergeant H T Willig | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in sea W of Callantsoog Holland |
| Sergeant C C Wilson | 1942-02-19 | Great Massingham | Crashed SE of Flitcham Abbey NORFOLK |
| Sergeant C C Wilson | 1942-04-19 | Great Massingham | Crashed at Flitcham NFK |
| Flight Sergeant H E Wilson | 1942-12-06 | Great Massingham | Crashed off Holland |
| Flight Sergeant P S Woolston | 1942-08-19 | Attlebridge | ? |
| Sergeant W D Wren | 1942-03-26 | Attlebridge | Crash landed Tangmere |
| Sergeant J W Wright | 1942-07-04 | Swanton Morley | Crashed in target area |
| Flight Lieutenant R A Yates-Earl | 1942-08-19 | Thruston | ? |
| Sergeant J S Birkett | 1943-05-05 | Crashed near Lakenheath SFK | |
| Flying Officer, The Hon R L G Bowyer | 1943-01-29 | Swanton Morley | Crashed off French Coast |
| Sergeant A S Brady | 1943-05-15 | Great Massingham | Crash landed West Malling KENT |
| Flight Sergeant W A Brown | 1943-02-11 | West Raynham | Baled out crashed NW Etten Holland |
| Flight Sergeant W J Bryan | 1943-02-01 | Crashed off East Anglian coast | |
| Sergeant W E Burns | 1943-02-11 | West Raynham | Baled out crashed NW Etten Holland |
| Flight Sergeant R Butler | 1943-05-03 | Great Massingham | Crashed in sea West of target |
| Sous Chief L Cohen | 1943-05-22 | Crashed Rougham NORFOLK | |
| Sub-Lieutenant (A) Cooper | 1943-05-05 | Crashed near Lakenheath SFK | |
| Sergeant G Currah | 1943-01-29 | Swanton Morley | Crashed off French Coast |
| Lieutenant, Count G A A de Gramont | 1943-04-10 | Crashed Gt Massingham NORFOLK | |
| C/C C A Deserteaux | 1943-05-22 | Crashed Rougham NORFOLK | |
| Pilot Officer F H Dinnage | 1943-02-01 | Crashed off East Anglian coast | |
| Pilot Officer R H A Evans | 1943-01-25 | Swanton Morley | Crashed target area |
| Sergeant R A Fretwell | 1943-02-03 | Swanton Morley | Crashed almost at once |
| Flying Officer C C A Fuchs | 1943-03-12 | Crashed at Burtonwood Airfield | |
| Sergeant A McD Gardiner | 1943-05-05 | Crashed near Lakenheath SFK | |
| Flying Officer H H Gauntlett | 1943-05-03 | Great Massingham | Crashed in sea West of IJmuiden |
| Flying Officer A J Ginns | 1943-01-28 | Crashed near Oulton NORFOLK | |
| Flying Officer H P Hall | 1943-03-12 | Crashed at Burtonwood Airfield | |
| Flight Sergeant F S Harrop | 1943-05-03 | Great Massingham | Crashed in sea West of target |
| Pilot Officer R R S Jaquinot | 1943-05-22 | Crashed Rougham NORFOLK | |
| Sergeant P Julyans | 1943-02-03 | Swanton Morley | Crashed almost at once |
| Lieutenant Le Bivic | 1943-05-22 | Crashed Rougham NORFOLK | |
| Flying Officer L G Littell | 1943-02-01 | Crashed off East Anglian coast | |
| Sergeant C A McNair | 1943-02-11 | West Raynham | Baled out crashed NW Etten Holland |
| Sergeant S E Millbank | 1943-05-15 | Great Massingham | Crash landed West Malling KENT |
| Sergeant R Morton | 1943-01-29 | Swanton Morley | Crashed off French Coast |
| Sergeant A S Oakes | 1943-01-25 | Swanton Morley | Crashed target area |
| Lieutenant (A) Robinson | 1943-05-05 | Crashed near Lakenheath SFK | |
| Sergeant S J Roche | 1943-02-03 | Swanton Morley | Crashed almost at once |
| Sergeant D J Searle | 1943-02-11 | West Raynham | Baled out crashed NW Etten Holland |
| Sergeant W S Simms | 1943-02-03 | Swanton Morley | Crashed almost at once |
| Sergeant D D H Skipp | 1943-05-15 | Great Massingham | Crash landed West Malling KENT |
| Flying Officer C S Thomas | 1943-01-29 | Swanton Morley | Crashed off French Coast |
| Sergeant D J D Thomas | 1943-01-25 | Swanton Morley | Crashed target area |
| Sergeant W C Truxler | 1943-05-15 | Great Massingham | Crash landed West Malling KENT |
| Sergeant A G Wilson | 1943-01-25 | Swanton Morley | Crashed target area |
| Naam | Datum | RAF Station | Incident |
| Naam | Datum | RAF Station | Incident |
| Sergeant D R Smart | 1941-09-21 | Crashed landing at Attlebridge, Norfolk |
