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While overflying England at night, the aircraft was shot down by the Brisith Flak. Out of control, it dove into the ground and crashed in a residential area in Sunderland. On the crash site, at 55 Suffolk Street, SAR did not find any survivor among the crew of four. In the house owned by the Stormont family, the mother Rachel was killed while the father and a kid aged 15 were seriously injured.
Crew (6./KG 4):
Oblt Hans W. Schröder, pilot,
Uffz Franz Reitz, observer,
Ogfr Rudolf Marten, wireless operator,
Gefr Josef Wich, mechanic.

Shortly after a night takeoff from Gilze-Rijen AFB, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed onto a house located near the airfield, bursting into flames. All four crew members as well as seven people in the house were killed.
Crew:
Lt Siegfried Baltes, pilot,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Graunke, radio operator,
Lt Gottfried Pottgüter, observer,
Fw Erich Pfretzschner, mechanic.
The people killed on the ground were:
Wilhelmus J. van Wezel,
Wilhelmina P. van Wezel-van Kruisbergen,
Antonia M. van Wezel,
Petrus A. van Wezel,
Martinus G. van Wezel,
Jacobus M. van den Broek,
Jan Vermeulen.

The airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed in Honeysuckle Lake in High Salvington, north of Worthing. Three crew members became PoW while two others, Albert Weber and Johannes Moorfeld, were killed.

The twin engine airplane departed Mitchel AFB in Long Island on a local flight, in formation with two other similar aircrafts. While cruising at an altitude of 2,500 feet, the pilot of Bolo registered 37-576 attempted to pass below the two other airplanes when it collided with Bolo registered 37-583. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed in 239th Street, Queens. All 12 crew members in both aircrafts were killed.

The twin engine airplane departed Mitchel AFB in Long Island on a local flight, in formation with two other similar aircrafts. While cruising at an altitude of 2,500 feet, the pilot attempted to pass below the two other airplanes when it collided with Bolo registered 37-583. Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed in 239th Street, Queens. All 12 crew members in both aircrafts were killed.

The crew was performing a training flight and departed RNZAF Wigram in the morning. After completing an artillery exercise in Birdlings Flat, the crew continued his route to Akaroa. The pilot made a low pass over the main street followed by a steep turn during which the aircraft stalled and crashed near houses, bursting into flames. Both crew were killed while two people on the ground were seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O F. M. McFarlane, pilot,
LAC J. L. McFadyen.

The airplane departed RAF North Coates at 2145LT on June 5 on a bombing mission over Gent, Belgium. While returning to its base at night, the aircraft collided with the balloon barrage cables. Two crew members bailed out and survived before the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed onto a house located in Ashington. Both other crew members as well as three people leaving in the house were killed.
Crew:
P/O Westlake, pilot,
Sgt Twitchen, observer,
Sgt Llewellyn Edwin Thomas Harris, wireless operator, †
Sgt Patrick O'Flaherty, air gunner. †
Those killed on ground were:
Mrs. Gladys Audrey Cox,
Mr. Henry Cox,
Mrs. Eleanor Cox.

The airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Defiant from the 264th Squadron and crashed on a farm owned by Mr. Bulcke Lodijk and located in Steenkerke. All five crew members were killed as well as six Belgian soldiers in the farm.
Crew:
Gefr Alfred Kassegger,
Gefr Paul Bartelt,
Lt Rudolf Gild,
Fw Alfred Göttlicher,
Uffz Heinz Kannewurf.

The airplane departed La Ferté-Gaucher to attack enemy troops based in the sector of Liart. It was shot down by Flak and crashed into a house. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt/C André Marcel Edouard Masset, pilot,
S/Lt Alfred Charles André Devalez, Chief,
Sgt Maurice Buisson, radio operator,
Sgt/C Jean Pierre Joseph Moity, air gunner.

The airplane departed Manston on a bombing mission over Waalhaven. Approaching Rotterdam, the bomber was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Pernis, in the suburb of Rotterdam. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
S/L James Michael Wells, pilot, †
Sgt John Davis, observer,
Cpl Basil Arthur Kidd, air gunner. †