Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Wattisham on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt J. H. Hanne,
Sgt G. L. Williams,
AC1 E. Vick.

The left main gear collapsed on landing at RAF Wattisham. All three crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O P. V. Ardenne,
Sgt Evans,
LAC J. Tippett.

The crew was performing a maritime patrol mission along the south coast of England. While cruising at low height in poor visibility due to foggy conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit a hill located in Saint Catherine's Down, north of Niton, Isle of Wight. A crewman was seriously injured while three other occupants were killed.
Crew (48th Squadron):
F/O Humphrey Brisbane Maunsell Pearson, pilot, †
Sg Follett Mattinson Pennell, navigator, †
AC1 Francis Herbert Rook, wireless operator and air gunner, †
LAC C. M. Ritter.

The airplane departed Metz on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. While cruising at an altitude of 7,000 metres, the airplane was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The pilot was able to evacuate the area and to fly to Belgium. Eventually, he was forced to attempt an emergency landing. At low height, the air gunner bailed out but the altitude was insufficient and he was killed. The airplane then collided with a power line and crashed in a meadows. The two crewmen who remained on board were seriously injured.
Crew:
F/O Charles Mervyn Patrick Kempster, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Leece Smith, navigator,
AC1 Peter Bothamley Harris, wireless operator and air gunner. †

The crew was engaged in a night patrol flight and launched the mission in poor visibility due to snow falls. Shortly after take off, while climbing, the aircraft crash landed in a field located 4 miles east of Rhyl. Due to weather conditions, rescuers took seven hours to reach the scene. All four occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (502th Squadron):
H. C. Moorby,
R. Beattie +2.

While on a reconnaissance mission over the North Sea, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in flames into the sea, killing all six crew members.
Crew (149th Squadron):
AC2 Douglas J. Drury,
AC2 Aubrey Hinchliffe,
Sgt William H. C. Kidd,
LAC Albert J. Mantle,
Sgt John Morrice,
Sgt Harry R. B. Wakeham.

While on a reconnaissance flight over the North Sea, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.110. On fire, the aircraft went out of control and dove into the sea, killing all six crew members.
Crew (149th Squadron):
F/O Hugh L. M. Bulloch,
Sgt Robert Ballantyne,
Sgt Donald J. Kirkness,
LAC Walter Greig,
LAC Aldewin A. Brown,
AC2 Denis H. Grove.

While performing a maritime patrol flight off the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Junkers JU.88 and crashed into the North Sea some 20 miles off Saint Abb's Head, Berwickshire. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (220th Squadron):
F/Lt Trevor Hermon Clarke,
Sgt Robert James Peacock,
LAC Christopher Forge Hudson,
LAC Donald Mitchell Rowson.

The crew departed RAF Wattisham on a reconnaissance mission over Wilhelmshaven. While approaching the German coast, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km off Wangerooge Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Keith Laxton, pilot,
LAC Truscott Victor Lewis,
Sgt William Anderson.

The float plane was shot down by the crew of a RAF Hudson and crashed into the North Sea some seven km southeast of Arbroath. Three crew members were rescued by the crew of the Swedish ship named 'Boden' while the fourth occupant was killed.
Crew:
H Gefr Josef Reitz, †
Lt Dietrich Steinhart,
Hfw Schmidt,
Uffz Czech.