North Sea

The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa on a test flight with a crew of nine on board. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Francis William Shirley, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Murray Gray,
F/Sgt James Henry Bambridge,
Sgt John James Wemyss,
Sgt Patrick Joseph Cook,
Sgt Patrick Fox,
Sgt William John Douglas,
Sgt William Arthur Robinson,
F/Sgt Arthur Philip Price, air gunner.

The airplane failed to return to base following an operation to London. It is believed that it may crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt K.-H. Goellner, pilot,
Uffz W. Neutz, observer,
Ogefr K.-H. Krause, radio operator,
Ogefr W. Reichert, mechanic.

The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 0006LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea off the Belgian coast. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Thomas William Darton, pilot,
Sgt Alick McQuater, flight engineer,
Sgt Dudley Dobson Coates, navigator,
Sgt John Milton Patrick Riordan, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Charles Lawrence Whiteman, wireless operator,
Sgt Stephen Redpath, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Phillip Willsher, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Gransden Lodge at 2242LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
W/O James Martin, pilot,
F/O Frank Percival Harrison,
W/O George Bancescu,
F/O Mark Gluck,
F/Sgt Ronald Cameron McRae,
Sgt Stanley McGlory,
F/Sgt Roland Warren Jennings, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Leconfield at 2210LT on May 21 for mine laying duties in the Nectarines region. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea after being shot down by the German Flak. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward Thomas Horner, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Frederick Lane,
F/Sgt Oswald Percy Morton,
F/Sgt Angus Donald Mackay Ross,
F/Sgt Terence Joseph Brassel, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Burn at 2245LT on May 21 for mine laying duties in the Nectarines region. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Alfred Buck, pilot,
Sgt Alfred George McManus,
Sgt Hugh Charles Williams,
Sgt Rees Arthur Williams,
Sgt Alexander John Marshall, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 2205LT on May 21 for mine laying duties in the Nectarines region. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Clarence Norris Magnusson, pilot,
F/Sgt Walter Charles Sutton, navigator,
F/Sgt Peter Healey Brand,
F/Sgt Emery Kenneth Edwards,
F/Sgt Robert Edward Hagan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2353LT on May 13 on an operation to Bochum. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O James Bruce Pettigrew, pilot,
P/O Robert Eugene Wagner, flight engineer,
Sgt William Edward Delaney,
Sgt Sidney Eric Herbert,
Sgt Esmond Dassett Dwelly, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2234LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. After being badly shot about by the German Flak, the crew returned to base but was eventually forced to ditch the airplane into the North Sea some 120 km off Flamborough Head. All seven crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Bowman, pilot,
Sgt D. Galbraith,
Sgt G. C. Parry,
Sgt J. J. Prinsloo,
Sgt H. R. Mock,
Sgt J. H. Loveless,
Sgt S. J. Tregunno, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Methwold at 1643LT on operation Ramrod 16 consisting to attack an electricity power station located on the northern outskirts of Amsterdam. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Andrew Edward Coutts, pilot,
F/O Leonard Edmund Richbell,
Sgt Douglas Cory Robinson,
Sgt William Desmond Lawrence Goodfellow.