Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

The crew was performing a maritime patrol flight off the French coast. While cruising in poor weather conditions, both engines failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing near Cape Gris Nez, some 20 km southwest of Calais. The pilot was killed while both air gunners were rescued.
Crew (48th Squadron):
P/O John James Drummond, pilot, †
Sgt Guy Nelson, gunner,
AC1 Arthur Evan, gunner.

Following a reconnaissance mission over the North Sea, the twin engine airplane was returning to its base in Detling. In poor visibility due to fog, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft off Seasalter, northern Kent. All four crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
P/O Lane, pilot,
P/O E. N. Harris, copilot,
AC2 Ronald Harold Coomber,
AC2 William Joseph Smith.

The crew departed Detling on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. While returning to his base, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft ran out of fuel. All four crew members bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed near Wilmington. Two crew were unhurt while two others were injured.
Crew:
F/O R. E. Jay,
LAC J. H. Baldry,
AC2 S. F. C. Cunningham,
AC2 H. G. Ridley.

The crew was returning to his base in Detling following a maritime patrol flight over The Channel. The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances about 2 km south of Pett and sank. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew (48th Squadron):
F/Lt G. E. Ford,
Sgt F. M. Pennell,
Cpl Parkinson,
LAC A. G. Willis.

The airplane took off at 1315 on a reconnaissance mission over Germany. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed between Rohrbach and Ingolstadt. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Marcel Joly, pilot,
Cdt Eugène Delozanne, chief,
Eoa Jean-Jacques Chareire, gunner,
Adj/C Eugène Petton, gunner,
Adj Jean Gaillères, gunner.

The airplane departed Martigny-lès-Gerbonvaux on a reconnaissance mission over the Siegfried line. Over the target area, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Bliesransbach, some 4 km north of Sarreguemines. A crew member survived while three others were killed.
Crew:
S/Sgt Raymond Louis Bouvry, pilot, †
Cpt Pierre Jules Fion, observer, †
Sgt Maurice Joseph Rayat, gunner, †
Sgt André Trusson, gunner.

The airplane departed Martigny-lès-Gerbonvaux on a reconnaissance mission over Sarrebruck, Germany. Over the target area, the airplane was attacked by the pilots of German Messerschmitt 109. The crew evacuated the area and returned to Martigny-lès-Gerbonvaux. With one engine inoperative and seriously damaged, the airplane crashed upon landing and came to rest. All four crew members were rescued, one of them was seriously injured. He died in the evening from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Cpt Frébillot, pilot,
Adj Thiébault, photographer,
Sgt/C Pierre Lacaille, gunner,
Cpl Pierre Adolphe Martellière, gunner. †

The airplane was engaged in a reconnaissance mission over Germany. After being attacked by enemy fire, the crew decided to return to France and to land at Étain-Rouvres AFB. On approach, the airplane crashed in a field located in Manheulles, some 12 km south of the airbase. The aircraft was damages beyond repair and all five crew members were rescued.

The crew was completing a maritime patrol flight over The Channel. While cruising in poor weather conditions at night, both engines failed, forcing the pilot to ditch the aircraft off Calais. All four crewmen were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (206th Squadron):
P/O H. M. F. Barnitt,
P/O R. T. Kean,
AC1 Caulfield,
LAC Thompson.

Following a night maritime patrol flight, the airplane crashed upon landing in Hörnum. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Obltn Helmut E. K. Rabach, †
Uffz Karl Evers, †
Uffz Hinrichs, †
Ogefr Rusch.