Clacton-on-Sea

The airplane departed RAF Foulsham at 1630LT to bomb shipping facilities in Vlissingen. It was hit by the German Flak and later ditched off the East Anglia coast, between Clacton-on-Sea and Felixstowe. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt A. L. H. Dobbie, pilot,
F/Sgt L. B. Whiteside, observer,
F/Sgt Alan William Wood, wireless operator, †
Sgt E. Walters, air gunner.

The crew was performing an air to air firing practice off Lion Point when control was lost. The airplane crashed into the sea some 200 yards offshore. Both crew members were killed.
Crew (85th Squadron):
P/O Hugh Murrough McKiernan, pilot,
P/O Geoffrey Michael Brearley, observer.

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1532LT on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, it crashed into the sea some 300 yards off Clacton-on-Sea. Five crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt John Wilson Dalgliesh, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Ernest Coulson, observer, †
Sgt William Hutchinson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Hedley Brown, air gunner, †
Cpt G. R. Buck, †
Sgt W. E. McCartney,
Sgt E. Onions.

The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. While approaching the British coast, the bomber was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea off Clacton-on-Sea. All three crew members bailed out, were rescued and became PoW.

The pilot was completing a solo training flight. The accident occurred when the pilot tried to adjust his compass while flying low and, inadvertently, he flew into the sea. The pilot was rescued.
Crew:
P/O P. G. Brown, pilot.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston in the evening of June 24 on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak, which caused damage to the port engine. The crew was able to evacuate the area but while approaching the British coast, the order to bail out was given. Two crew bailed out and were rescued while four others drowned after the airplane crashed into the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea.
Crew:
S/L Kazimierz Maciej Kielich, †
Sgt Waclaw Januszkiewicz, †
Sgt Zbigniew Lewoniec, †
Sgt S. Witczac, †
P/O A. Idzikowskiz,
Sgt T. J. Frankowski.

The aircraft departed RAF Mildenhall at 0014LT on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. In unknow circumstances, the bomber crashed into the sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. A crew member was able to swim ashore while all five other occupants have drowned.
Crew (149th Squadron):
S/L Lionel Vincent Andrews, †
P/O C. W. Parish,
Sgt Jack Leonard Brown, †
Sgt Nugent Joseph Bull, †
Sgt Donald Mayston Payne, †
P/O Walter George Searles. †

In unknown circumstances, the bomber crashed onto a house located Victoria Road in Clacton-on-Sea. The aircraft and the house were destroyed. All four crew members as well as two people leaving in the house, Mr. & Mrs. Frederick and Dorothy Gill were killed.

The airplane crashed upon landing in Clacton-on-Sea and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants were injured.

The pilot departed Brooklands Airport on a solo training flight. While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane crashed in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The pilot was rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains uncertain.