Supermarine Walrus

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L2316

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Hatston - Hatston

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The float plane departed RAF Hatston on an anti-submarine mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Fair Isle, between Shetland and Orkneys. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Leonard Smeathers, pilot,
Msm Paul Lorraine Furber, observer,
Nav Charles Edwin Adams, air gunner.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus in Glasgow: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1940

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P5648

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The crew was completing a flight from HMS Raven cruising off Scotland to HMS Norfolk cruising south of England. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in Bishopbriggs, in the north suburb of Glasgow. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Edward Frank Pope, pilot,
LAC John Baxter.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus in Southampton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1939

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K8556

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While on a training flight over the coast of Hampshire, the float plane collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed in the Bitterne Village, east of Southampton. All four crew members were killed while there were no casualties on the ground.
Crew:
Lt Richard Herriot Mackay Herriot-Hill,
F/O Michael Fortnum,
LAC Michael M’Loughlin,
Louis Moorhead, mechanic.

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Loss of control following an in-flight collision with the cable of a barrage balloon.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus in the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1939

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L2261

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HMS Sussex - HMS Sussex

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The float plane was completing a maritime patrol flight over the South Atlantic Ocean. It failed to return to HMS Sussex and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew.
Crew:
Lt Stanley Maurice Bird, pilot,
Lt Cecil Henry Edward Osmaston, observer,
LAC William Harry Brown, gunner.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus I off Hong Kong: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1939

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L2258

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Hong Kong

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China

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Asia

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After takeoff from the Tytam Bay in Hong Kong, the pilot-in-command initiated a turn to the right when the float plane descended and crashed into the water. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Henry Bryan-Gower,
Sgt Jack Ogden.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus I off Littlehampton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1939

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L2173

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Ford - Ford

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The float plane stalled and crashed into The Channel some 7 km off Littlehampton. Two crew members were killed and the third occupant was injured.
Crew:
S/Lt Jack Robertson, †
MSM Hugh Lawley Charteris, †
P/O Antonio Simmons Dini.

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The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus I off Maine

Date & Time: May 20, 1939

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L2308

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Maine

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United States of America

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The crew was performing a maritime patrol flight off the Maine coast. Upon landing on sea, the aircraft lost a float, came to rest and sank. All three crew members escaped uninjured. The aircraft was landing near the four British ships named HMS Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield and Southampton when the accident occurred.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus I in Lee-on-Solent

Date & Time: May 19, 1939

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L2309

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On landing, the seaplane went out of control and hit the shore. All three crew members escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus I off Aden

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1939

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L2241

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