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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1945LT on April 14 on a mine laying sortie over the western Baltic Sea. At 0400LT, while returning to Manston Airport, the crew was able to send a distress message when the aircraft crashed into the North Sea. No trace of the airplane nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Reginald Clarke,
LAC John Hendrie Edwards,
Sgt George Cyril Perry,
F/O Kenneth Richard Hugh Sylvester.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. While returning to his base, the airplane ran out of fuel. The crew declared an emergency and ditched the airplane some 120 miles east of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
P/O John Bartlett Bull, pilot,
P/O Alonzo Derek Pilcher, observer,
Sgt William Stuart Nevinson, wireless operator,
Cpl George Fawcett, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Driffield at 1935 on April 11 on a reconnaissance mission for enemy shipping in the Skagerak and Kattegat. A last w/t was heard at 0305LT then the aircraft disappeared into the sea. No trace was found.
Crew (77th Squadron):
F/O George Edgar Saddington, pilot,
P/O Christopher Rendel Hebeler,
Sgt John Raleigh Ibbotson,
Cpl Oscar Haire,
AC1 Peter William Simpson Chalmers.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. While cruising over the North Sea, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harry Wood Robson, pilot,
P/O Kenneth John Alan Johnstone, pilot,
Cpl John Henry Evans, observer,
Cpl William Henry Glyndwy Evans, wireless operator and air gunner.

The aircraft departed RAF Marham at 1215LT on a reconnaissance mission to search enemy shipping off the Norwegian coast. The bomber was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (38th Squadron):
S/L M. Nolan,
F/O D. C. Maybury,
Sgt F. F. Berfick,
LAC M. F. Bedford,
AC2 G. Flynn,
P/O G. W. Brundish.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Stier,
Fw Wilhelm Frank,
FF Schulze,
HB Gohlke.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and the pilot attempted to ditch off List, Sylt Island. All four crew members were rescued and the aircraft was lost.
Crew:
Hptm Schierk,
FF Schubert,
HB Möller,
Bw Scheindel.

The airplane was engaged in an anti submarine mission when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the Skagerrak. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Gefr Ewald Pohl,
Lt Walter Priebe,
Uffz Walter Schweitzer,
Matr Emil Tölle.

The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Obltn Heinrich de Vlieger,
Lt Wolfgang Cohrs,
Uffz Hans Liesner,
Fw Helmut Suhr.

The aircraft departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1115LT on a reconnaissance flight to search for enemy shipping off the Danish coast. En route, the aircraft separated from the main formation (other aircraft from the 9th Squadron) when it was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.110 and crashed into the North Sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (115th Squadron):
P/O Estelles A. Wickenkamp,
P/O David H. Wardlaw,
Sgt William L. Macdonald,
AC2 Henry G. Ablett,
AC2 Robert C. Peel,
P/O Julian P. Chester-Master.