Kent

The airplane departed RAF Detling at 0450LT on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Goodwin Sands, Kent. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Arthur Bate,
Sgt James Clements Love,
LAC William Thomas Harrison.

Crashed while on a night approach to RAF Detling following a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. A crew member was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
P/O David E. Bond, pilot,
Cpl Petts,
LAC Fish,
F/O Richard C. Chambers, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed into the North Sea off Ramsgate. All four crew members were rescued by HMS Vega.
Crew:
P/O Tilson,
Sgt Cadenne,
LAC O'Reilly,
LAC K. S. Fish.

The crew departed RAF Detling at 1450LT on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. While flying along the Belgian coast, off Ostende, the twin engine aircraft was attacked by the pilots of three German Me.109. Several bullets hit the wings and the ailerons and the crew decided to return to UK. While approaching the British coast, an engine failed, forcing the pilot to ditch the aircraft off Kent at 1830LT. All four occupants were quickly rescued by the crew of a British destroyer while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (48th Squadron):
F/O G. H. Wherry,
P/O G. C. Alington,
Cpl A. D. C. Harding,
LAC L. S. Dilnutt.

While returning to its base at RAF Detling following a combat operation called 'Shamrock Patrol', the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Me.109. The pilot ditched the airplane into the sea some 12 km east of Ramsgate. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
P/O A. Leeson,
Sgt J. Hoskins,
Cpl R. Rogers,
LAC P. G. Honnor.

While returning to its base following a reconnaissance mission over Belgium, the airplane was attacked by enemy fire. The crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to England but was eventually forced to bail out and to abandon the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in St. Margaret's at Cliffe. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Arthur Aldridge, pilot,
Sgt H. J. McRae, observer,
AC1 R. H. Trafford, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 1615LT to attack German troops advancing to the northern French coast. After being hit by Flak, the crew decided to return to UK with one engine out. Approaching the British coast, the second engine failed and the pilot ditched the airplane about 10 km offshore. All three crew members were rescued about 90 minutes later.
Crew:
P/O J. A. Miller, pilot,
Sgt R. J. Saunders, observer,
LAC W. Stokell, wireless operator and air gunner.

After being hit by Flak over the French - Belgian border, the crew returned to his base at RAF Hawkinge when the airplane crashed upon landing. All three crew members survived and LAC A. C. Jeffrey was injured.

On final approach to Manston Airport at night, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low. The airplane impacted a tree and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. A crew was killed while two others were injured.
Crew:
F/O Anthony Henry Hamilton Tollemach, pilot,
2nd Lt Philip Rowland Sperling, observer, †
LAC Smith, wireless operator and air gunner.

The aircraft was tasked with an operation to photograph RAF airfields as part of the recently formed Photographic Development Unit (PDU). The aircraft used for the mission was the first of a number of recently acquired American built Lockheed Hudson twin-engine and twin-rudder airplanes installed with a camera and with the rear gun turret not fitted. It was painted with a camouflage marking scheme that was different to the usual RAF pattern which would have dire consequences for the four man crew. While cruising over the region of Gravesend, the twin engine aircraft was attacked and shot down by the pilots of three RAF Hawker Hurricane, engulfed in flames and dove into the ground. During the descent, the copilot was able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a field near Meopham. All three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O Sydney Dennis Slocum, pilot, †
Sgt J. A. W. Reid, copilot,
LAC John Ambrose Butcher, wireless operator & photographer, †
LAC Ronald Arno Mutton. †