Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

The crew was returning to RAF Leuchars following a patrol flight when he encountered poor visibility due to a low cloud base. Too low, the twin engine airplane impacted the ground and crashed about 2 km south of Freuchie. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles Hampton Clark, pilot,
P/O William Edward Lockley, copilot,
Basil Norman Blades, wireless operator,
AC2 W. M. Cochrane.

The crew departed RAF Bicester at 1020LT on a reconnaissance mission towards the Isle of Man. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Irish Sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick George Bryant, pilot,
Sgt Phillip Geoffrey Vezey Hemsley, observer,
AC2 James Shearer, air gunner.

The crew was forced to ditch the aircraft off the Norwegian coast near Lista. All four crew members were rescued and interned while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Obltn Waschmuth,
Obltn Franz Töpper,
Ob. Fkmt Wildgrube,
Uffz Schmidt.

The float plane was shot down by the pilots of three RAF Lockheed Hudson and crashed into the North Sea some 100 km northeast of Aberdeen. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of the Danish steamer 'Teddy' and made PoW.
Crew:
Fw Willy Erich Nahs,
Lt Hans Wilhelm H. Hornkohl,
Uffz Hermann Alfred Pluntke,
Uffz Alforn Fait.

The crew was engaged in a coastal patrol mission our from RAF Detling. While flying along the Kent coast in poor weather conditions, one of the engine failed. The crew elected to return to RAF Detling but control was lost. One of the crew member was able to bail out and survived while three other crew members were killed after the aircraft crashed in a pasture located near Benenden.
Crew:
F/O Dennis Guy Mabey, pilot, †
P/O Andrew MacDonald Paterson, copilot, †
Cpl John Francis Drew, wireless operator, †
LAC Frederick Messent, gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a reconnaissance mission over Hanover. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and went out of control. During the descent, one crew was able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a field. Two others occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O A. C. MacLachan, pilot,
AC2 Ronald Victor Britton, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt William Brown, observer. †

Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Connantre Airport. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Adj Maurice Magnan, pilot,
S/Lt Pierre Chaboureau, chief,
Sgt/C Castilla,
Adj/C Flamand.

The crew departed RAF Leuchars on a reconnaissance mission over Wilhelmshaven. While flying over the North Sea and approaching the German coast, the twin engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Helgoland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Raymond Hollington, pilot,
Sgt Richard Samuel Pitts, copilot,
AC1 Graham Rout,
AC1 Alexander Bathgate.

The twin engine airplane departed RAF Leuchars on a reconnaissance mission with four crew members on board. While approaching Sylt Island, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 300 metres offshore. A crew member was rescued and became PoW while three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O D. G. Heaton-Nichols, pilot,
Sgt James Pearce, copilot, †
AC1 Albert Sill, †
AC1 Albert Thomason, gunner. †

The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham at 0740LT on a reconnaissance mission. Approaching Osnabrück, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/O Donald Arthur Strachan, pilot,
Sgt William Mackenzie Gunn, observer,
AC1 John Bateson, wireless operator and air gunner.