Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1230LT on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. Approaching the Germa coast, the airplane crashed into the Elbe Estuary off the Scharhörn Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Christopher Howell Blake, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Sinclair Weightman, observer,
AC1 Samuel Newton Middleton, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew was performing a reconnaissance mission on behalf of the 26th Squadron based in Schleswig. While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down and crashed some 10 miles off the Coquet Island, killing all five occupants.

While on a reconnaissance mission over Germany, the airplane was attacked by enemy fire. The pilot was able to evacuate the are, crossed the North Sea and was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed at RAF Donna Nook. A crew member was killed and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
P/O J. A. E. Monette, pilot,
Sgt John Abraham Humphries Potter, observer, †
LAC A. N. Whitehall, wireless operator and air gunner.

While on a reconnaissance flight, the aircraft was attacked by the crew of an RAF fighter. The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field located in East Coldingham, near Saint Abbs Head. All four crewmen were slightly injured and became PoW.
Crew (1st Reconnaissance Group):
Lt R. E. Grote,
Fw Sprigarth,
Uffz Berger,
Uffz Bachman.

The crew was engaged in a reconnaissance mission over Carlisle. When approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 miles off the Farne Islands. All four crew members were killed.

Following a reconnaissance mission over the North Sea, the crew was returning to RAF Marham when he lost his orientation. He tried to obtain bearings from Digby but the response was slow in coming and the aircraft ran out of fuel. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Melton Constable. A crew was injured and five others were unhurt.
Crew (38th Squadron):
F/L M. Nolan,
Sgt Cross,
Sgt Cousens,
LAC Parker,
LAC Clifton,
LAC Webb.

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2325LT on 20 February to search for enemy shipping. Last contact at 0306LT when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew (38th Squadron):
F/O Noel Hawxby, pilot,
LAC Thomas Frederick Johnson,
LAC Frederick Glynn Jones,
LAC Arthur Rex Chapman,
Sgt Leslie Charles Cond,
Sgt Anthony Hill.

The crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a fruit orchard located in Walsoken, near Wisbech. A crewman was seriously injured and six others were unhurt.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/L J. F. Brough,
P/O J. A. Young,
L/Cdr R. N. Phillimore,
Sgt J. H. Lawrenson,
Cpl Knight,
AC1 S. C. Ogilvie,
LAC C. R. A. Lovejoy.

Took off from Oban at 1130LT but was forced to return at 1230LT due to bad weather. Approaching Oban, the pilot decided to land well out in the Firth of Lorne due to poor visibility. Apparently owing to an error in judgment, he stalled the aircraft onto the water, causing it to bounce several times some 5 miles west of Oban off the lighthouse, at the southern point of Lismore Island. In doing this, the starboard wing tip float was knocked off and the aircraft heeled over, causing water to enter through the windows. All the crew managed to get out into the water before the aircraft sank. Unfortunately, the pilot was killed while three other crew members were missing.
Crew (209th Squadron):
F/S George A. Corby, pilot, †
P/O W. E. Ogle-Skan,
AC2 Taylor,
AC1 Richard J. Webber, †
AC2 Lawrence H. Trumay, †
LAC George Peterson. †

Sources: CWGC and Ross McNeill, Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War, 1939-1941

While approaching the German coast on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea north of Heligoland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Barnard Woods,
AC1 Jack Orchard,
Sgt Frederick John Raymond Bigg.