North Island-Halsey Field NAS (San Diego)

Disappeared en route from North Island-Halsey Field NAS (San Diego) to Kaneohe Bay NAS, Hawaii. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

The seaplane departed Dillingham Airfield, O'ahu Island, on a flight to North Island-Halsey Field NAS, San Diego, with a crew of eight on board. It failed to arrive at destination and was lost without trace.
Crew (VP-91):
Lt Samuel I. Ogden, pilot,
Lt Melvin K. Atwell,
Cpt John K. Koons,
Amm1 Larned A. Carter,
Rm2 G. L. Young,
Amm3 Frank K. O'Malloy,
Rm3 Thomas W. Adams,
Lt Abbott H. Hastings.

Shortly after takeoff from North Island-Halsey Field NAS, while climbing, the seaplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and six others were injured. Then airplane (VP-81) was engaged in a maritime patrol mission.

The twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from North Island-Halsey Field NAS, San Diego. There were no fatalities.

The airplane was dispatched from North Island NAS, San Diego, on an exercise on behalf of the Utility Squadron Seven (VJ-7). After two hours in the air, the crew was flying to El Centro NAF to refuel. On final approach, while making a left turn at low speed, the left engine stopped. The airplane stalled and crashed in Seeley, about 5 km from the airbase. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Joseph Thomas O'Marquis, pilot, †
Arm3c Warren George Olien, radio operator, †
Amm2c T. E. Forister.

The seaplane departed North Island-Halsey Field NAS on a flight to Kaneohe Bay NAS, Hawaii, with two accompanying planes. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew became separated from the rest of the group. A last radio communication at 0200LT reported the airplane was reported at 7000 feet on instruments, reducing altitude. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination and was declared as missing, SAR operations were initiated. No trace of the airplane nor the crew was found. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt Orrin J. McCausland, pilot,
Lt Warren K. Mesick,
Cpt James M. Kelly,
Am1 Leonard H. Davidson,
Am2 Edward R. Messenger,
Arm Arthur Dooke,
Arm Melvin F. Jurick.
Source: http://www.vpnavy.com/vp54_mishap.html

The crew was completing a local test flight on this first example to be delivered to the Royal Air Force. After takeoff from North Island-Halsey Field NAS, while climbing to a height of about 500 feet, the airplane nosed up and stalled from the tail, entered a dive and crashed into the bay. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was seriously injured.
Crew:
William Wheatley, pilot, †
Allen T. Austin, pilot, †
Bruce K. Craig, engineer, †
William H. Reiser, †
Lewis M. McCannon, mechanic.

The floatplane was engaged in a local training flight at NAS North Island-Halsey Field. On behalf of the 'Project Baker', the floatplane was experimented with a new instrument landing equipment. Upon landing, it water looped and crashed. A crew member was killed and six others were injured.

The airplane departed Webb AFB in Big Spring, Texas, on a flight to North Island-Halsey Field NAS in San Diego, carrying seven passengers and a crew of four. While cruising at night, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane impacted the slope of the Mother Grundy Peak (3,068 feet high) located 45 km southeast of North Island NAS. The wreckage was found about 20 feet below the summit and all 11 occupants were killed, among them four crew members from the USN Catalina registered 2291 that crashed near Lamesa on January 2.

The floatplane departed San Diego on a ferry flight to Pensacola, carrying a crew of five. While overflying Texas, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with severe turbulence in overcast. They decided to bail out and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near Lamesa. A crew was killed and four others were unhurt.