Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

The float plane departed RAF Sullom Voe on a reconnaissance mission along the Norwegian coast, carrying six crew members. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of Smøla Island. A dead body was later found but not trace of the aircraft or the rest of the crew. It is believed that the airplane crashed somewhere between Grip and Brattvær.
Crew:
F/Lt John MacLachlan Harvey Sinclair, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Edward Page,
AC1 John Canning Lewis,
LAC Arthur James Saffin,
AC1 Cornelius Wilson,
Cpl Denis Dermot Kane.

While on a reconnaissance mission over northern France, the airplane was attacked by two RAF Hurricane. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in an open field located near Staple. The airplane was damaged beyond repair after a wing struck an electric pylon while the undercarriage collapsed against a hedge. All four crew members were injured but one of them later died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Fw Wilhelm Schmidt, pilot,
Oblt Wilhelm Ohmsen, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Jung, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Wezel, flight engineer.

The float plane was completing a maritime patrol flight over the South Atlantic Ocean. It failed to return to HMS Sussex and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew.
Crew:
Lt Stanley Maurice Bird, pilot,
Lt Cecil Henry Edward Osmaston, observer,
LAC William Harry Brown, gunner.

The airplane departed Metz on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. En route, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/O Dennis Frederick Elliot, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Burton Crew, observer,
AC1 John Arthur Garrick, wireless operator and air gunner.

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Wyton on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Gross Berssen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William George McCracken, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Robert Mitchell, observer,
AC1 Robert Boaler Smith, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed Metz on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. It was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Klüsserath, killing all three crewmen.
Crew:
F/Lt Alan Arthur Dilnot, pilot,
Sgt Ewart Harrison Crellin, observer,
AC1 John Stanley Burrows, wireless operator and air gunner.

A gear failed upon landing at Sioux Lookout. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The airplane departed Goslar on a reconnaissance mission over England. While flying over the Netherlands, the left engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in Noordpolder and came to rest. All three crew members evacuated safely.

The crew departed RAF Leuchars on a patrol mission. During the takeoff roll, the airplane swung, veered off runway and collided with a parked RAF Avro 652 Anson registered K6268. It continued, off the airfield, went through the perimeter fence and came to rest into the Eden River. Both crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O G. Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Frank Foster Hallam, copilot.

The float plane was shot down by the pilots of three RAF fighters and crashed into the North Sea some 45 km northeast of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Three crew members were rescued by the crew of HMS Juno while a fourth occupant was killed.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Seydel, †
FF Fw Paul Grabbet,
Obltn Siegfried Saloga,
On. Fkmt Hillmar Grimm.