Vlieland Island

While returning to England, following a bombing mission, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the North Sea, some 1 km off Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. Hogg,
F/S J. Webster,
Sgt B. Brodie,
Sgt J. Harrison,
F/S C. Morton,
Sgt L. Kennedy,
Sgt E. Bricknell.

In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island while on a maritime patrol flight. All five crew members were killed.

The aircraft left RAF Warboys at 1807LT on a bombing mission over Wilhelmshaven. While approaching the Dutch coast by night, the aircraft crashed into the North Sea about 15 km off the Vlieland Island. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (156th Squadron):
P/O Thomas Edward Case,
P/O Harry William Welch,
Sgt Hugh Alexander McLennan,
Sgt Elias Cuthbert,
P/O Pierre Yves Camille Tremblay 2.

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2205LT on April 8 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Noel Percy Morse, pilot,
F/Sgt James Edward Linehan, pilot,
F/Sgt George Hilary Vogan, observer,
Sgt Graham Lakeman, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Norman Joseph Naylor, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Roland Geoffrey Richards, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1927LT on a mine laying operation. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Wilfred Rogers Groff, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard Ogilvy Stalker, navigator,
Sgt Rhedge Haydn Durham Morgan, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Arthur Frederick Williams, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 1900LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David Towler, pilot,
Sgt Edward Frederick Penlington, observer,
Sgt John Burns, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Leopold Llewellyn Woodford, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe at 1940LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Howard Phillips Roblin, pilot,
Sgt Eric Alexander Gordon Lumsden, observer,
Sgt Robert Dudley Howarth, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Davidson Beattie, wireless operator and air gunner.

While on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Leonard William Almquist, pilot,
P/O James Alexander Bitcoin, observer,
P/O Percy George Ford, wireless operator,
Sgt Wilfred Turley, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1720LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the North Sea some 35 km off Vlieland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr James Lauder Nicol, pilot,
F/Sgt Edward Thomas William Jones, observer,
F/O Herbert Joseph Madden, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1720LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the North Sea some 35 km off Vlieland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Kenneth Clarke, pilot,
P/O Ronald Arthur Stratton, observer,
Sgt Peter Arnold Davies, wireless operator.