Atlantic Ocean

The crew was engaged in a SAR mission over the Atlantic ocean to localize the crew of a RAF Boeing B-17 registered FA704 that crashed into the sea after being shot down by a German submarine about 200 km northwest of the Feroe Islands. For unknown reasons, the seaplane landed hard and came to rest upside down. All nine occupants were able to evacuate and took refuge in two dinghies. Unfortunately, the crew of USS Symbol arrived on scene six days later only, on June 17. On site, only one survivor could be evacuated as all eight other occupants were found dead.

The crew was engaged in a mission to attack the German submarine U-417 cruising in the north Atlantic Ocean. During the attack, the aircraft was hit by bullets and the crew decided to ditch some 200 km northwest of the Feroe Islands. While the aircraft sank and was lost, all eight crew members were rescued.
Crew (206th Squadron):
W/C R. B. Thomson 7.

The airplane was on a transit flight from the US to Europe with a crew of 10 on board. En route from Gander to Prestwick, it encountered poor weather conditions. A radio operator in another B-17 heard a mayday message presumed from this airplane. It was lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpt Lawrence M. Elstead,
1st Lt Frederick K. Plyley,
2nd Lt Arthur F. Ciccarello,
2nd Lt James W. Courtright,
S/Sgt Lowell A. Lindblom,
S/Sgt Thomas J. O'Moore,
Sgt Arthur E. Mahony,
Sgt Arthur R. McKinley,
Sgt Alfred F. Garretson,
Pvt George I. Brown.

The airplane departed Langley AFB (Hampton) on an anti-submarine patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. At 2052 Eastern War Time, about 338 km east of Virginia Beach, Virginia, SOS signals ceased and a merchant ship and two airplanes in the vicinity were notified. A U.S. Navy destroyer was dispatched to assist in the search. No verbal communication was ever received from the distressed bomber. Around 0500 EWT the following morning, eight aircraft from the 22nd Anti-Submarine Squadron were launched from Langley Field to search for the missing Liberator. Despite extensive search, no trace of the airplane nor the crew was ever found. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Fred M. Speake Jr.,
1st Lt Charles H. Dingus,
2nd Lt James W. Milliken,
F/O Charles L. Barbour,
S/Sgt Harold G. Danley,
S/Sgt Titus E. Hearn,
T/Sgt Willard G. Garrett,
Cpl Howard F. Prestige,
Cpl Eugene T. Bragg,
Pvt Sheldon J. Wonderdahl.

The airplane failed to arrive in Dakar following a flight from Belém, en route to the European Theater. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Paul L. Wright,
2nd Lt Andrew J. Murphy,
2nd Lt George Bateman Sipe,
T/Sgt Glenn E. Foster,
Pvt Robert L. Engelbretson,
Pvt William T. Innes,
Pvt Earl L. Kersten,
Pvt John E. Robb,
Pvt Charles W. Thornton.

Lost without trace while on a flight from Belém to Natal. May have crashed somewhere into the Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast.
Crew:
1st Lt George R. Smith Jr.,
2nd Lt Hawley H. Houck,
F/O Gordon M. Bateman,
S/Sgt Claude K. Weaver.

The seaplane suffered an engine failure in flight and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda. All four crew members were killed. Airplane and crew based at Montreal-Dorval Airport.
Crew:
Cpt Clarence Alvin Schiller, pilot,
Sgt David Wilkie, navigator +1.
F/O William Bradley Collins, radio operator,
F/O J. C. Ford, radio operator.

The airplane departed Georgetown-Atkinson Airport on a flight to Belém while being transferred to the European theater. It failed to arrive at destination and was lost without trace. Probably disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean but also possible that it crashed somewhere in Suriname, French Guyana or Brasil.
Crew:
1st Lt James K. Taylor,
1st Lt Lawrence J. Warm,
1st Lt Joseph L. Bambrough,
2nd Lt Leon Fletcher Jr.,
S/Sgt Vincent W. Callahan,
S/Sgt Jack L. Garland,
S/Sgt Wayne H. Pointer,
S/Sgt Marvin R. Radtke,
T/Sgt Frank X. Coolican,
T/Sgt Gordon N. Howe.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean, some 160 km off Melbourne, Florida. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj Henry J. Langsenkamp,
Maj Dellis E. Russell,
T/Sgt Joseph D. LeClair.

The twin engine airplane departed Torbay on a convoy mission over the Atlantic. For unknown reasons, it crashed into the sea some 3 km ahead the convoy. The airplane sank and was lost. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Field Crichton Snow, pilot,
F/Sgt Jack Sinclair Boyer, navigator,
P/O Roland Roy Barnes, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Joseph Edmond Ouellette, wireless operator and air gunner.