Kinloss

The aircraft departed RAF Kinloss at 1735LT on a mission to Trondheim. At 2207LT, the crew sent his first distress call. Several other calls were received until 2234LT when the aircraft ditched into the North Sea, killing the pilot. The crew of HMS Bassilisk arrived on the scene at 0200LT and was able to evacuate four crewmen, the body of the captain was recovered as well.
Crew (77th Squadron):
P/O Ronald Hall, pilot,
F/O Chance, navigator,
Sgt Tindall, bomber,
LAC O'Brien, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Douglas, air gunner.

The aircraft departed RAF Kinloss at 1730LT on a reconnaissance mission over the Trondheim-Værnes Airport, Norway. While returning to its base at night, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The captain ordered his crew to bail out and he attempted to find an open field for an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crash landed in Grantown-on-Spey. After touchdown, the aircraft slid for few dozen yards before the left wing hit a tree and was sheared off. The captain and all four other crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was written off.
Crew (77th Squadron):
S/L Mark Hastings, pilot,
P/O James Arthur Piddington, pilot,
Sgt Royston Harry Burr, observer,
Sgt William Wight, wireless operator,
AC1 Ivon Pacey, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Kinloss on a local training flight. The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances southeast from Nairn. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Rupert Rogers,
Sgt John Lewis Carter.