The Channel

The twin engine aircraft left RAF Feltwell at 1220LT to attack the airport of Cherbourg-Maupertus with five other similar aircraft. After an uneventful mission, the aircraft was returning to its base when it crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel, killing all four crew members.
Crew (464th Squadron):
Sgt N. E. Powell, pilot,
Sgt P. A. Nodes, navigator,
Sgt J, Dunne, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt S. J. Newton, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1909LT on an operation to Dunkirk (Operation Circus 186). Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and was later ditched some 15 km off the coast of Kent into The Channel. All four crew members were rescued, among them two were injured.
Crew:
P/O L. J. Skinner,
Sgt R. Foster,
Sgt B. Bernstein,
Sgt G. Mann.

The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1809LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Over the target area, it was badly shot about by antiaircraft fire. The crew was able to evacuated the area but was eventually forced to abandon the airplane that crashed into The Channel some 15 km off the coast of Kent. All four crew members were later rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
F/O Leonard John Skinner, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Foster, observer,
Sgt B. Bernstein, wireless operator,
Sgt G. Mann, air gunner.

The airplane failed to return to base following an operation over the enemy territory. It is believed that it crashed into The Channel off the French coast. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Robert Drummond Stevenson, observer,
P/O Robert Michael Cundy, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Fw U. Sonnemann, pilot,
Fw H. Wimmer, observer,
Uffz K.-H. Westmar, radio operator,
Uffz. A. Kanther, mechanic.

The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 2105LT on an operation to Le Havre. After being damaged to the starboard engines by the German Flak, the crew decided to return to England but was forced to ditch the airplane some 30 km off the South Coast of England. The crew took to their dinghy and after five days they ended up on rocks Pelee Island off Cherbourg. Sgt Meikle decided to swim ashore. Unfortunately he drowned in the attempt. The remaining crew were captured and made PoW's and also treated for exposure.
Crew:
Sgt D. H. McSporran, pilot,
Sgt F. Hartley, flight engineer,
Sgt A. V. Cuthbert, navigator,
Sgt K. J. Watson, bomb aimer,
Sgt David James Meikle, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Hey Hardy, air gunner,
Sgt J. J. M. Rigley.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2033LT on March 27 on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. While returning to base the following night, it came down in The Channel and sank. After spending 10 hours in their dinghy, all five crew members were rescued by a minesweeper.
Crew:
F/Sgt Grey,
F/O Whitworth,
P/O Leslie Lisle Orchard,
Sgt Shine,
Sgt Humphreys.

The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England ('Operation Donnerkeil'). While cruising over The Channel, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe Dornier DO.217E-4 registered U5+KT and also carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both airplane entered a dive and crashed into the sea. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Hermann Rüss, pilot,
Uffz Egon Winzer, observer,
Fw Werner Haufe, radio operator,
Ogefr Heinz Wieland, mechanic.

The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England ('Operation Donnerkeil'). While cruising over The Channel, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe Dornier DO.217E-4 registered U5+FT and also carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both airplane entered a dive and crashed into the sea. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Helmuth Meier, pilot,
Uffz Herbert Stütelberg, observer,
Gefr Karl Schnelle, radio operator,
Uffz August Seif, mechanic.

The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 1735LT on an operation to Brest. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Mcelligott Dando,
F/Sgt Robert Ballantyne Dick,
Sgt Paul William Hine,
Sgt Donald Norman MacNab,
Sgt Arthur William Eaton Nelson,
Sgt George Douglas Savage.