Short S.25 Sunderland

En route from Birżebbuġa to Abukir, while flying along the Libyan coast, the seaplane was shot down by a German fighter and crash landed into the sea near RAF Apollonia. All 12 crew members were rescued, some were injured. A day later, one died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
F/O Bernard Ernest Lynch Odhams, †
F/Lt S. W. R. Hughes,
F/Lt P. D. Squires,
P/O H. D. Jillings,
P/O R. J. Murphu,
F/O E. B. Knight,
Sgt V. A. C. Robinson,
Sgt D. W. Barnett,
Sgt A. W. Darling,
Sgt G. Stewart,
Sgt J. Dupont,
Lac L. G. Remblence.

The floatplane departed RAF Mount Batten on a maritime patrol flight with a crew of 15 on board. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing, it went out of control and crashed into the sea some 200 yards offshore. Eleven crew members were killed and four others were rescued.
Crew:
F/Lt David James Fletcher, pilot, †
AC1 Kenneth William Bennett, †
AC1 Robert Cunningham, †
LAC James Wallace Douglas, †
LAC John Burnett Hides, †
Cpl John Humphrey Martin, †
F/Sgt Herbert Frederick Mitchell, air gunner, †
AC2 James Robinson, †
Sgt Herbert Leslie Southall, †
LAC John Hay Wallace, †
AC2 William Watson, †
Sgt G. F. H. Booth,
P/O W. W. Ince,
Sgt H. S. Lodge,
Sgt A. Penny.

While engaged in a maritime patrol flight, the floatplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 2,5 miles off Carrowmore, near Doonbeg. Nine crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew (201st Squadron):
F/Lt James Grant Fleming, pilot,
P/O Wilfred Sefton Emmett, pilot, †
Sgt Eric Willows Jackson, pilot, †
P/O Eric Gerald Marker, observer, †
Sgt Sydney James, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Maurice Walter Gerald Fox, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt James Cannell Masterton, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Frederick Walter Lea, flight engineer, †
LAC Arthur Doncaster, †
LAC Andrew Patrick Walker, †
AC1 Albert Everall Bennett. †

The floatplane and its crew was dropping depth charges when it was shot down by enemy fire coming from the Italian submarine named 'Delfino'. It went out of control and crashed into the sea some 22 km off the Libyan coast. Four crew members were rescued and eight others were killed.
Crew (230th Squadron):
F/Lt Engert Brand, pilot,
P/O Ernest Edward Dennis, pilot,
F/O Raymond Edward Packington, pilot, †
F/O Robert Miles East, observer, †
F/Sgt Robert Horsburgh, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt George Cyril Starkey, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Jack Ivor Mell, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt William Murray White, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Stephen Edward Gould, air gunner, †
Sgt Edward Shoosmith, air gunner, †
Sgt W. H. Yates, air gunner,
LAC Geoffrey Elliot Cooper, radio operator. †

The floatplane departed RAF Mount Batten at 2100LT on a maritime patrol flight. While returning to base at night, the airplane overshot the flare path and crashed on rocks at Milford Haven. Three pilots were seriously injured while nine other crew members were slightly injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Two pilots later died from injuries sustained. All crew were from the Royal Australian Air Force.
Crew:
F/Lt Domville-Hogg,
S/L Albert Norman Hick, †
F/O Ronald Bruce Scutts, †
F/Lt T. V. Stokes,
Sgt S. J. Nichel,
Cpl E. S. Ingram,
AC1 T. J. Sheridan,
LAC B. F. Minton,
Cpl L. S. Y. Benham,
AC1 R. Draper,
Cpl J. H. Evans.

The floatplane departed Angle Bay at noon on a maritime patrol flight over an area located some 100 miles west of Brest. In the late evening, the crew was supposed to return to base. While cruising at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the crew was unable to locate Angle Bay due to the lack of visibility caused by the logical blackout. Short of fuel, the crew attempted to ditch the airplane that impacted the water surface and crashed in the Irish Sea. Six crew members were killed and five others took place in a dinghy and were later rescued.
Crew:
Cpl Clifford Oswald William Amos, †
LAC Ralph Douglas Bell, †
AC1 John Charles Francis, †
Cpl Francis Hewitt, †
F/O Thomas Gracie Joyce, †
LAC Norman Raine, †
F/O V. A. Hodgkinson,
Sgt C. L. Gehrig,
Cpl L. G. Corcoran,
F/Sgt T. A. Egerton,
Sgt J. Bradbury.

Following an escort duty mission over the Atlantic Ocean, the floatplane was returning to its base in Reykjavik. The crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and low ceiling. In limited visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Fagradalsfjall located about 30 km southwest of Reykjavik Airport and was destroyed upon impact. Three crew members were killed and 10 others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert William Taylor, air gunner, †
Sgt Wilfred Cook, wireless operator, †
AC1 Alfred James Thomas Copping, †
P/O B. J. Prescott,
F/Lt J. D. P. Hughes,
P/O J. Dewar,
Sgt L. G. James,
Sgt A. P. Cosworth,
Sgt D. W. Helm,
Cpl W. J. Doddington,
AC1 T. C. Jennings,
AC1 J. Jellfe,
Cpl G. E. L. Jones.

The floatplane was engaged in a sea rescue operation. In unclear circumstances, it impacted the slope of a mountain located about five miles from Latheron, southwest of Wick. Four crew members were killed and five others were injured.
Those killed were:
Sgt John Leadbetter Carson, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Lauder, air gunner,
AC1 George Allan Nangle,
Sgt Ronald Wilkie John Phelps, wireless operator.

The airplane overshot the flare and crashed in poor weather conditions off Oban. All seven crew members were rescued.
Crew:
LAC S. L. Gardner +6.

The float plane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed into the North Sea off Orkney Islands. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Derek Middleton,
P/O David Marwood Harry,
P/O James Seeds,
Sgt Joseph Henry Lane,
Sgt Laurie Edgar Worthington
LAC Ronald Harry Frank Hammond,
LAC John Frederick Hindle,
LAC Melville John Ernest Jarvis,
AC1 John Buchanan Belderson,
AC1 Peter Clark.