Consolidated PBY Catalina

Water looped on landing in the Corpus Christi Bay. Two crew members were killed while four others were injured. The aircraft was lost.

On approach to Atka Island, the crew encountered gusty winds and possibly Williwaws (a strong, gusty mountain wind common in high latitude coastal areas). The seaplane impacted the water surface in such a manner that the starboard wing and float were sheared off. The airplane was later beached but wind shifted and it later sank. All eight crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Ens M. E. Humphreys, pilot,
Lt F. M. Ralston,
Ap1c C. R. Hickman,
Amm1c D. Cassity,
Amm3c B. E. Beddon,
Rm3c J. H. Dilger Jr.,
Rm3c R. C. Barton,
Sea2c L. W. Ewing.

Upon landing off Pensacola NAS, the seaplane water looped and sank. There were no casualties.

The seaplane departed Gibraltar on a maritime patrol flight. While returning to base and flying along the Spanish coast, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and turbulence. The seaplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Cadiz. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Lindsey Wright, pilot,
P/O Maurice Richard Jeffery, navigator,
Sgt Edward Elvin Roberts, flight engineer,
P/O Francis Edward Vale,
F/Sgt Alexander Simpson Watt,
F/Sgt Leslie Ernest Marjoram,
Sg Harry Nuttal.
Passengers:
Maj Gen Samuel Victor Greig,
Cdr James Haddon Turner,
G. D. Marcil.

The seaplane departed Akureyri on an escort mission in the Atlantic Ocean. After a German submarine was spotted, the crew decided to perform an attack when the airplane was damaged by enemy fire. The pilot ditched the airplane off Jan Mayen Island and all eight crew members were rescued by the British destroyer HMS Marne.

The plot circled and dragged the landing area. The approach was begun on instruments and due to darkness, no flare path was laid out or had been requested and no lights to aid landing were illuminated. After the seaplane impacted the water surface, it water looped and came to rest in 8-feet of water. All eight crew members were rescued. The airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Ens R. J. Finnie, pilot,
Ens J. W. Orzel,
Ens B. S. Stevens,
Nap W. E. Edwards,
Amm3c H. M. Lovin,
Sea2c E. L. Bilbrey,
Rm2c B. R. McKinnies,
Sea2c P. F. Malone.

The seaplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off La Coruna. Seven crew members were killed and two others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Walter Pilling, pilot, †
P/O John Gordon Pope, pilot, †
F/Sgt Ruskin Service Rice, †
Sgt Roland Ainsworth, †
Sgt Thomas Kirkham, †
Sgt William Law, †
Sgt Joseph Macnay Sloan, †
Sgt A. D. Smith,
Lac Harry William Long.

The seaplane departed Key West-Boca Chica Field NAS on a maritime patrol flight. The takeoff procedure was started in a little crosswind. After gaining speed, the pilot turned slightly to avoid obstructions. As the airplane began to skid to the right, the pilot attempted to stall the airplane off the water to come out of the skid. The starboard windshield was broken by spray and hull strain, causing confusion in the cockpit. As the airplane was apparently out of control, throttles were cut back. The right wingtip float dug in violently into water, the hull broke vertically on the port side from keel to top of hull, and the wing shifted forward and downward and rotated slightly clockwise, causing the port propeller to dig into the cockpit. A large hole was ripped in mechanics compartment, causing the seaplane to sank quickly in shallow waters (about 3 metres). Two crew members, among them the pilot, were killed, and eight others were injured.
Crew:
Lt Robert W. Cummings, pilot, †
Ens Robert E. Gregan,
Ens James H. Fick,
Ap1c Jack F. Bouldin,
Aamic Thomas Kell,
Amm3c Clifford J. O'Malley, †
Wtic Max G. Moore,
Rm2c Paul D. Eastley,
Rm3c Harold W. Hollinger,
Lt(mc) Bruce L. Kendall.

The seaplane stalled on takeoff and water looped off Amlia Island. There were no casualties.

The seaplane departed Dutch Harbor (Unalaska) on a mail flight to Whitehorse with intermediate stops in Cold Bay, Sand Point and Kodiak. It failed to arrive in Cold Bay and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the sea off Unalaska. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt(jg) Stanley Orison Raithel, pilot,
Ens William Miles Shanahan,
Cap Houston Richard Cannon,
Amm3c Wayne Davis McNeill,
Amm3c James Harley Walker Jr.,
Amm1c Harold Hershey Johnson,
Arm3c Richard Clinton Hines.
Passengers:
Lt(jg) Lawrence Hilgard Young,
Lt(jg) William Peter Sullivan Jr.,
Lt(jg) Paul Fisher Goodwin,
Sc2c Harris Kelly Owen,
Lt(jg) James Edward Tearney.