Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight along the coast between Ostend and Scheveningen. While flying at night along the Dutch coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (500th Squadron):
P/O Herbert George Ross Pirie, pilot, †
P/O J. B. S. Brockway,
Sgt S. R. Croft,
Sgt Montague Adam Prentice, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a reconnaissance mission over Cherbourg. It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
P/O Henry Lawrence Newson Davis, pilot,
Sgt Barrington William Beaumont, observer,
Sgt George Howey Coulton, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0905LT on a reconnaissance mission after another RAF Blenheim registered L8792 was missing since the previous day in the area of Cherbourg. While flying over Le Havre, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Deryck Allnutt Drew, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Gordon Herbert, observer,
Sgt James Reuben Close, wireless operator and air gunner.

After touchdown at Ismailia Airfield, the aircraft swerved on runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in surrounding area. The crew escaped unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The airplane departed Vitry-en-Artois on a reconnaissance mission. While approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Lowestoft. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw E. Knobloch, pilot,
Lt O. Kliffken, observer,
Gfr H. Fricke,
Gfr H. Keil,
Fw M. Eiblmeier.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0315LT on a reconnaissance mission over The Channel after the French ship named 'Meknès' was sunk by a German torpedo boat. At night, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Criel-sur-Mer. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Matthew Roy Turnbull, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Peter Rowe, observer,
Sgt David Wallace, wireless operator and air gunner.

While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed into the sea off the Scottish coast. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Helmut German, pilot,
Uffz Werner Olson, mechanic,
Lt Otto-Hermann Geschke, observer,
Ofw Erich Trampler, wireless operator.

The airplane departed Cherbourg on a reconnaissance mission over England. While cruising at an altitude of 18,000 feet, it was attacked by three Hurricanes. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Bohnen, pilot,
Oblt Georg Thiel, observer,
Uffz Alfred Werner, air gunner.

The airplane departed Brussels-Melsbroek Airfield on a reconnaissance mission over England. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed in Saint Osyth, west of Clacton-on-Sea. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz Theodor Hermsen, pilot,
Obrfdw Heinz-Eberhard Proelss, observer,
Obrgfr Walter Plock, radio operator,
Flg Ruediger von Hase, flight engineer.

The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a reconnaissance mission over Le Havre. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Villerville. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Harold Rigby, pilot,
Sgt Donald Duncan Mackinnon, air gunner.