North Sea

The crew departed RAF Waddington on a reconnaissance over the Elbe Estuary. While flying at night, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Stephen Alfred Williams, pilot,
Sgt Albert Richard Jones, observer,
Sgt Raymond Wilfred Cross, wireless operator,
AC1 Anthony Creighton Hamman, air gunner.

While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot ditched the airplane into the North Sea. All four crew members were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
Lt Helmut Ostermann +3.

While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 40 miles off the Orkneys Islands. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Frithjof von Sichartshoff, pilot,
Fw Paul Marheineke, bomber,
Uffz Josef Severin, radio operator,
Gefr Karl Rothe, air gunner.

The airplane departed Juist on a mission over Scotland. While cruising over the North Sea, the airplane was shot down by four RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 110 km east of Aberdeen. Three crew members were killed and the fourth was rescued the following morning.
Crew:
Fw Ernst Breiler, pilot,
Lt Hans-Georg Froese, observer, †
Uffz Ernst Kerch, radio operator, †
Uffz Ewald Ofner, flight engineer. †

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2325LT on 20 February to search for enemy shipping. Last contact at 0306LT when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew (38th Squadron):
F/O Noel Hawxby, pilot,
LAC Thomas Frederick Johnson,
LAC Frederick Glynn Jones,
LAC Arthur Rex Chapman,
Sgt Leslie Charles Cond,
Sgt Anthony Hill.

The airplane was engaged in a high-level photo-reconnaissance mission of the Firth of Forth and the Clyde. While approaching the Scottish coast at an altitude of 20,000 feet, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 100 km east of Aberdeen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Fritz Schneider, pilot,
Lt Johann Fokuhl, observer,
Uffz Heinz Hartwig, flight engineer,
Uffz Otto Schäfer, air gunner.

The crew took deliver of the airplane at Perth Airfield and was supposed to fly to Stavanger, Norway. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Gottschalk, pilot,
Sgt Pekka Kallakari, radio operator.

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt J. H. Hanne,
Sgt G. L. Williams,
AC1 E. Vick.

While on a reconnaissance mission over the North Sea, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in flames into the sea, killing all six crew members.
Crew (149th Squadron):
AC2 Douglas J. Drury,
AC2 Aubrey Hinchliffe,
Sgt William H. C. Kidd,
LAC Albert J. Mantle,
Sgt John Morrice,
Sgt Harry R. B. Wakeham.

While on a reconnaissance flight over the North Sea, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.110. On fire, the aircraft went out of control and dove into the sea, killing all six crew members.
Crew (149th Squadron):
F/O Hugh L. M. Bulloch,
Sgt Robert Ballantyne,
Sgt Donald J. Kirkness,
LAC Walter Greig,
LAC Aldewin A. Brown,
AC2 Denis H. Grove.