Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

The crew was performing a maritime patrol flight off the British coast when both engines failed in flight. The pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft some 10 km off Blyth. The aircraft sank after 45 minutes and all four crewmen were rescued by the crew of a minesweeper.
Crew (608th Squadron):
F/O Johnson,
P/O Lambert,
AC2 Lumley,
Cpl Young.

Shortly after takeoff, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea in the Ems estuary, some 400 metres offshore. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Georg Lindauer,
Lt Hans Matthes,
Uffz Ernst Hahsedentaufel,
Ogefr Włoczyk.

While on a reconnaissance mission over Germany, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed south of Duisburg. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Noel O'Reilly-Blackwood, pilot,
Sg Douglas James Bendall, observer,
AC2 John Raymond Hunter, wireless operator and air gunner.

The twin engine airplane departed Manston on a maritime patrol flight with three crew members on board. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. The crew (48th Squadron) fate remains unknown.

On 15 January 1940 the Hudson I N7245 ZS-F of 233 Sqn RAF was taking off at 0820 hrs from Leuchars for a patrol when the pilot, F/O Andrew Hood McLaren, raised the undercarriage too soon. The Hudson stalled and ran into an electric transformer in a wood and caught fire. The crew escaped uninjured through the cabin door and ran from the burning wreck before the bombs had time to explode. F/O McLaren when well clear of the aircraft observed the Fire Tender and crew approaching to render assistance without knowing that the crew had already escaped. Without any hesitation he returned to the crash, warned the Fire Tender crew of the danger, and ordered them to get clear. Immediately after they were at a safe distance the bombs exploded, four minutes after the crash, blowing into small fragments the whole aircraft, except the engines. Had it not been for the prompt action of this officer several lives might have been lost, and this deed and some others won him a DFC on 16 April 1940, sadly being lost four days before. Of the three other crew, only one name is known, P/O A. E. Evans.

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The airplane was engaged in a reconnaissance over England. While cruising over The Channel, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter and crashed into the sea off Calais. All three crew members were rescued.

The twin engine aircraft overshot and landed long. After touchdown, the aircraft failed to stop within the remaining distance, overran and collided with a concrete wall. All four crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. Crew from the 269th Squadron.

The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0805LT on maritime patrol flight. While approaching the Danish coast, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 16 km off Blåvands Huk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Crozier Lloyd, pilot,
P/O Andrew Barkley, observer,
AC1 Robert Smith Morton, wireless operator,
Cpl D. Turner, air gunner.

Following a territorial surveillance mission, the crew was returning to his base at RAF Sealand. On approach, the visibility was poor due to the night and foggy conditions. Pilots missed the runway, overshot and landed long. After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and collided with a tree. Both crew members were injured while the aircraft was damaged.

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. En route, it was attacked by German fighters. The pilot was able to evacuate the area and to return to England. But the airplane crashed on approach to RAF Manby. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O G. H. Pemberton,
Sgt Quarrington,
AC1 Roberts.