Martin 167 Maryland

The airplane departed Zouar to attack Italian positions in the Fezzan area, Libya, on behalf of the Group 2/20 Bretagne. Over the target area, it was hit by enemy fire. The crew was able to return to base where the airplane crashed on landing and was destroyed. All three crew members escaped with minor injuries.

The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed while taking off from Zouar Airport. A crew was killed and two others were rescued.
Crew (Group 2/20 Bretagne):
Cdt Pierre Eugène Tassin de Saint-Péreuse, pilot,
Sgt/C Étienne André Drouet, observer, †
Sgt Saillard, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Luqa on a combat mission off the Maltese coast. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Valetta. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Noel Dowland, pilot, †
P/O Arnold Potter, observer,
P/O Robert Victor Gridley, wireless operator. †

On final approach to Luqa Airport, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured. The only survivor died the next day from injuries sustained.
Crew:
F/Lt Paul Raymond Wylde, pilot,
Sgt Richard Saxby Mutimer, observer,
F/Sgt Campbell Clark, wireless operator.

The airplane departed Fuka Airfield at 0640LT on a reconnaissance mission consisting of photos of Derna, Martuba, El Timimi, El Gazala and the area between Tobruk and Bardia. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 metres, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a desert area located some 10 km east-southeast of Acroma. The wreckage and the four crew members were never recovered.
Crew:
P/O Roy Dawson Allen,
S/L Garth Oliver Mills,
P/O John Bromley Sheridan,
Sgt Albert Turner.

Following a reconnaissance mission over Taormina, the crew was returning to Luqa Airport. On approach, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. The navigator was able to bail out before the airplane crashed one mile north of Dingli. Two other crew members remained on board and were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Boys-Stones, pilot, †
Sgt J. M. Alexander, navigator,
Sgt Jack Levy, wireless operator. †

The airplane departed RAF Luqa at 0700LT to proceed with a check of the fleet based at Taranto Airport. While approaching Catania at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Macchi M.C. 200 and crashed in the Mediterranea Sea off the Sicily coast. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt René Duvauchelle, pilot,
Sgt George Taylor, observer,
Sgt Jacques Méhouas, wireless operator.

The airplane departed Casablanca on a flight to Gibraltar, carrying four crew members. After it landed in El Polo Airfield in Campamento, on the Spanish territory, the crew realized he was not in Gibraltar, took off and headed south. On approach to Gibraltar, the aircraft was shot down by ground fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jacques Le Forestier de Vendeuvre,
Lt Jean-Pierre Berger,
Lt Bertrand Jochaud du Plessis,
Lt Robert Weill.

The airplane departed Châteauroux Airport to attack German troops in the region of Château-Thierry and Oulchy-le-Château. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in flames in an open field. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured.
Crew:
Lt Edouard Seguin, pilot, †
Sgt Jean Marie Masson, pilot, †
Sgt/C Guenou, air gunner.

Crashed upon takeoff for unknown reasons. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt/C Lousori, pilot,
S/Lt Baraque, observer,
Sgt Jaubert, air gunner.