Pembroke Dock

The seaplane departed Pembroke Dock on a Air Sea Rescue operation after another Sunderland crashed southwest of Scilly Island a day before. After all survivors were rescued and embarked on a French boat, the Sunderland took off back to base but hit a wave that caused a large hole in the hull. Decision was taken to divert to RAF Angle Bay. After landing, it came to rest with the port wingtip on the ground after tearing off the port float and was damaged beyond repair. All 11 crew members escaped unarmed.
Crew:
F/O George Singleton, pilot,
P/O Howe, copilot,
F/Sgt Taplin, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Hules, bomb aimer,
F/O Harry Winstanley, navigator,
Sgt H. Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt Hammond, air gunner,
F/Sgt Ronald Church, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Lewis, air gunner,
F/Sgt Stevens, air gunner,
P/O George Viner, air gunner.

The airplane was dispatched from Pembroke Dock on an Air Sea Rescue operation after an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley registered BD282 crashed in the Celtic Sea southwest of the Isles of Scilly. Attempting to land in cross wind along the heavy swell, the Sunderland was suddenly hurled into the air by an unseen cross-swell and before full control could be regained it dove into an approaching wave and crashed. The pilot was killed and the copilot was seriously injured. The rest of the crew was later evacuated safely.
Crew:
F/Lt William Stodart Espie Dods, pilot, †
F/O Raleigh De Visme Gipps, copilot,
F/O Vernon Howard Dyason,
F/O Arthur Roy Tegart,
P/O Donald Arthur Sinclair,
F/Sgt Wallace Mackie,
F/Sgt Rees,
F/Sgt Howard Sidney Webb,
Sgt Herbert Sydney Dhu,
Sgt Thomas Patrick Druhan,
Sgt Alfred Joel Taylor.

Following a maritime patrol flight, the floatplane was returning to base at RAF Pembroke Dock when it crashed upon landing at night for unknown reasons. Six crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Anthony George William Debonnaire, †
F/Sgt James Soutar Gray, †
F/O Vladimir Victor Havlicek, †
F/Sgt George Edwin Jones, †
F/Sgt Frederick Rees Lewis, †
Sgt Stanley Lockett, †
P/O K. A. W. Paterson,
Sgt W. H. Westby,
Sgt K. B. Murphy,
Sgt G. Missett.

The floatplane departed RAF Pembroke Dock in the early morning on a maritime patrol flight over the Bay of Biscay. While taking off from the Milford Haven, it collided with a partially submerged obstacle and crashed between Milford Haven and Popton Fort. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Edward Arthur Jewiss, pilot,
F/Sgt John Percival Taylor, observer,
Sgt Arthur Berry, flight engineer,
Sgt Francis Foster De Smidt,
Sgt Harry Greenwood,
Sgt Stanley Napier,
F/Sgt Hubert Harding Penrose,
Sgt Wisden Warwick Stenning,
P/O Frank Richard Wellings.

The crew departed Pembroke Dock on a training mission consisting of tests with the Flying Boat Blind Approach System. Weather conditions deteriorated and the crew was forced to ditch the airplane in the Bristol Channel off St Govan's Head. All five crew members took place in a dinghy and the aircraft sank 25 minutes later. All crew were rescued and the aircraft was lost.
Crew:
S/L Banks, pilot,
Eddie E. Briggs, copilot +3.

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight. En route, the pilot encountered a hazardous situation with the simultaneous failure of all four engines. He attempted to ditch the float plane that stalled and crashed into the Milford Haven near Pembroke Dock. All 10 crewmen were killed.
Crew (210th Squadron):
F/Lt. Thomas Ivor Davies, pilot,
P/O Gordon William Sutton, copilot,
P/O Gordon William Brant, copilot,
Cpl Ronald Wesley Ewens,
AC1 Michael Murphy,
AC1 Frederick Jesse Soffe,
AC1 William Arthur Soanes, mechanic,
AC1 Frederick Ernest Hudson,
AC2 Jack Moss, wireless operator,
AC2 William Attrata O'Brien.

Following an uneventful flight from Birżebbuġa (Kalafrana), the crew started the approach to Pembroke Dock in poor weather conditions. Upon landing downwind on Milford Haven off Pembroke Dock, the float plane lost its both wingtip floats and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

On approach to Felixstowe, the float plane crash in unknown circumstances into the sea some 5 km offshore. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David Louis Bissett Cabuzet,
AC1 Peter E. Evans,
AC1 O. T. Edwards,
AC1 Thomas E. Griffiths,
AC1 Keith C. Sherwin.
Passenger:
Mr. Hunter Gray.

The float plane departed Pembroke Dock on an exercice off Britain, carrying five crew members and one journalist who was covering the manoeuvres of the squadron. In the early morning, while flying in poor visibility due to mist, the aircraft descended too low, impacted the water surface, exploded and sank, less than a mile from the British cargo named 'Consett'. Quickly on site, approximately 20 NM southwest of Ushant (Ouessant Island), the crew of the cargo found few debris and the dead body of the passenger.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Henry Hobbs,
P/O John Philip Owens,
Cpl James Henry Audley,
AC1 Benjamin David Carysfort Lewis,
LAC Edward Weston Neale.
Passenger:
Arnold Edward Barlow.