Irish Sea

The airplane failed to return to base following an operation to Belfast. It crashed into the Irish Sea and was lost without trace. The body of the radio operator was found on a beach in Newquay in May 31.
Crew:
Ofw Stefan Haberkern, pilot,
Fw Franz Schwarz, radio operator,
Oblt Werner Beck, observer,
Ogefr Gerhard Wagner, mechanic.

The floatplane departed Angle Bay at noon on a maritime patrol flight over an area located some 100 miles west of Brest. In the late evening, the crew was supposed to return to base. While cruising at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the crew was unable to locate Angle Bay due to the lack of visibility caused by the logical blackout. Short of fuel, the crew attempted to ditch the airplane that impacted the water surface and crashed in the Irish Sea. Six crew members were killed and five others took place in a dinghy and were later rescued.
Crew:
Cpl Clifford Oswald William Amos, †
LAC Ralph Douglas Bell, †
AC1 John Charles Francis, †
Cpl Francis Hewitt, †
F/O Thomas Gracie Joyce, †
LAC Norman Raine, †
F/O V. A. Hodgkinson,
Sgt C. L. Gehrig,
Cpl L. G. Corcoran,
F/Sgt T. A. Egerton,
Sgt J. Bradbury.

The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in the Irish Sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Becker,
R/Rat Georg Gründel,
Ofw Friedrich Zahn,
Gefr Horst Steinbrecht,
Ofw Friedrich Ehlerns.

The airplane departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport on a maritime patrol flight (convoy along the north Irish coast). It is believed that it collided in flight with a second RAF Blenheim registered Z5752 and crashed in the Irish Sea. All six crew members in both aircrafts were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter George Victor Chandler,
Sgt William Arthur Newton,
Sgt Harold Kenneth Pass.

The airplane departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport on a maritime patrol flight (convoy along the north Irish coast). It is believed that it collided in flight with a second RAF Blenheim registered Z5733 and crashed in the Irish Sea. All six crew members in both aircrafts were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Albert Leopold Van Waeyenberghe, pilot,
Sgt James Robert Thompson,
Sgt Denis Ince McWatt.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1820LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a balloon cable over Birmingham and was abandoned by the crew. It is believed that the Hampden, which was set on autopilot following the collision, continued until it crashed in the Irish Sea. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/Lt R. Anderson,
Sgt T. P. Byrne,
Sgt D. V. Weaving,
F/O J. R. Badcock.

The airplane departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport on a convoy mission. According to eyewitnesses on HMS Vesper, the airplane stalled while making a turn and dove into the North Channel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Gardiner Hair,
F/O Brian Henry Herrick,
Sgt Percy Ronald Smith.

The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool. After being shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire, it crashed into the Irish Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew.
Obltn Friedrich-Wilhelm Richter, pilot,
Lt Horst Felber, observer,
Ogefr Walter Hoppmann, radio operator,
Uffz Jürgen Weber.

The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1800LT On September 30 to bomb the Air Ministry building in the Leipzigstrasse in Berlin. On return, while flying over England at night, the crew sent a series of distress calls and descended to the Irish Sea where the airplane was ditched at 0640LT. Late in the evening of October 1st, all five crew members were rescued by a trawler with various injuries.
Crew:
F/O L. D. Wood,
P/O K. Humby,
Sgt C. Douglas-Browne,
Sgt E. R. Mounsey,
Sgt R. M. Thomas.

The floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the St George Canal, Irish Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Johannes Heuveldog, pilot,
Oblt Hans-Dietrich Stelle, observer,
Uffz Werner Kahlfeld, radio operator,
Fw Ewald Brasch, mechanic.