North Sea

The airplane failed to return to base following an operation to England. It was lost in the North Sea, killing all four crew members. A body was later found on a beach of Borkum Island.
Crew:
Ofw Karl Heise, pilot,
Oblt Armin Walter, observer,
Uffz Hans Brand, radio operator,
Gefr Willi Mogel, mechanic.

The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2230LT on May 11 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Denis Chappell, pilot,
F/Sgt Eugene Michael Mulligan, observer,
Sgt John Albion Harris,
Sgt John Edward Hodges, wireless operator,
Sgt John David Campbell Long,
Sgt Frederick Tom Luscombe.

The bomber failed to return to base following an operation over UK. It is believed that it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Erich Fürll, pilot,
Oblt Werner Fritz Kurt von Gazen, observer,
Ofw Wilhelm Frank, radio operator,
Ofw Theodor Schmitz, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise. It was lost without trace, probably after it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenyon Charles Belton,
Sgt William Hunter,
Sgt Norman Robertson MacMillan.

The airplane departed RAF Newton at 2225LT on May 10 on an operation to Hamburg. Lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Victor Gundred Distin Spiller, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey William Rowe, pilot,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Smith, navigator,
F/Sgt Hugh Kingsley Trewhella, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Alan Edward Vickers, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon Borden Peterson, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2237LT on May 10 on an operation to Hamburg. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Redvers Newton Adams,
Sgt John Gilbert Keymer,
Sgt Thomas Nathan Menage,
Sgt Frederick Charles Ockenden,
Sgt Thomas Charles Pugh,
Sgt Lewis George Sutherland.

The airplane departed RAF Waterbeach at 2159LT on May 8 on an operation to Berlin. The next morning at 0520LT, the crew called for help then the airplane disappeared. It was probably lost somewhere in the North Sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Andrews Bennett,
Sgt James Harding,
S/L Philip Howard Jackson,
P/O Lewis Henry Mercer,
P/O Ian Ogg Mackenzie Smith,
Sgt Gerard Joseph Talbot.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2215LT on an operation to Bremen. It signaled operation completed at 0159LT but subsequently ditched off the Dutch coast. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O G. R. Guest,
Sgt C. A. Strickland,
Sgt M. C. Newlyn,
Sgt William Gardner,
Sgt Ronald Richard Hanson.

The bomber failed to return from operation to Sheffield. Lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Werner Scheer, pilot,
Uffz Rupert Lackner, observer,
Ogefr Herbert Sohnert, radio operator,
Ogefr Oskar Schneider, mechanic,
Gefr Heinz Kurth, air gunner.

The bomber failed to return from operations to Nottingham. Lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Wilhelm Reisch, pilot,
Uffz Oskar Kern, observer,
Gefr Fritz Aderholt, radio operator,
Flgr Walter Pichelmeier, air gunner.