North Sea

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off the Belgian coast while on a mission to Dunkirk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz R. Kaufmann, pilot,
Ofw A. Eke, observer,
Gfr W. Schirrmann, radio operator,
Ogfr W. Schröder, mechanic.

The aircraft departed RAF Driffield at 2005LT on a bombing mission over Hanover. At 2135LT, while flying at 9,000 feet some 60 miles off the Dutch coast, the Whitley was attacked by the pilot of a Me.110 and badly damaged. In turn, the enemy aircraft was claimed destroyed by AC1 Parkes. Despite a painful foot wound, F/L Raphael ditched the bomber and the crew clambered into the dinghy. Their plight was seen by F/L Crockett, who happened to be in the area at the time, and he was able to direct a Royal Navy destroyer to the scene. After four hours afloat, the crew were rescued and take into Yarmouth.
Crew (77th Squadron):
F/L G. L. Raphael,
P/O R. P. Payne,
Sgt Prescott,
LAC Storey,
AC1 Parkes.
Source: W. R. Chorley.

The airplane was shot down by an RAF fighter and crashed into the North Sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz Wolfgang Kirschbaum, pilot, †
Lt Heinz Brücker, observer, †
Fw Rainer Herchenbach, radio operator, v
Fw Friedrich Berges, mechanic.

Shot down by three RAF fighters and crashed into the North Sea. Three crew members were rescued and a fourth was killed. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
Oblt Rüdiger Wiethoff, pilot,
Oblt Hans-Ulrich Hermann, observer, †
Fw Georg Wolgast,
Uffz Walter Erich.

The airplane departed RAF North Coates at 1940LT on a mine laying mission over the Elbe River. Few minutes after takeoff, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, some 110 km east from its departure point. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Lt Charles Lester Mackenzie Lester,
Sgt William Southward,
Cpl John William Maxey,
LAC Kenneth Percy Turrell.

The aircraft departed RAF Newmarket at 1800LT on April 30 to bomb Stavanger. While cruising over the North Sea, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/Sgt John William Lewis Goldie Brent, pilot,
F/O Herbert Gage Muller, pilot,
Sgt Peter Christopher Cunningham, observer,
AC1 Michael John O'Sullivan, wireless operator,
AC1 Donald Lilley, air gunner,
P/O Gerald Arthur Hugh Poole, air gunner.

The aircraft departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2045LT to bomb Stavanger. While overflying the North Sea at night, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. No trace was ever found.
Crew (58th Squadron):
Sgt Cecil Robert Heayes,
Sgt Leonard Frank Tomlinson,
Sgt Harvey Alderson Peel,
Cpl Patrick Harold Devereux Ditmas,
AC1 David Robertson.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying mission in the Kiel Bay. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was found.
Crew:
F/O Derick Paul Woodrow Rowan-Robinson, pilot,
P/O Courtenay Aubrey Weeks, observer,
Sgt Arthur Francis James, wireless operator,
LAC Thomson Hogarth, air gunner.

After being shot down by enemy fire, the airplane crash landed into the sea off the Norwegian coast. All four crew members were rescued.

The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0120LT on a bombing mission over Stavanger. It is believed that it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
F/O John Dawson Murphy, pilot,
Sgt George Christopher Durie, observer,
LAC Edward Lewis Weeks, wireless operator and air gunner.