Ireland

The pilot departed Baldonnel-Casement AFB on a local banner and glider towing exercise when the airplane crashed for unknown reasons shortly after takeoff. The pilot was rescued.

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 airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2122LT on October 24 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following morning, the crew got lost. The airplane continued over the Irish Sea and Ireland, and as it ran out of fuel, was abandoned by the crew. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in Clonwhite, two miles northwest of Kilmihil, County Clare, and was totally destroyed. All six crew members parachuted to safety and were interned.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Gardner Keefer, pilot,
Sgt Leslie George Diaper, pilot,
P/O John Philip Calder, observer,
Sgt Albert Colin Dalton, radio operator,
Sgt Maurice Bertram Brown, air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Virtue, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1820LT on October 1st on an operation to Karlsruhe. While returning to base the following night, it passed over the United Kingdom aynd was eventually abandoned by the crew over the Glendowan Mountains in Ireland. All four crew members were rescued and interned.
Crew:
Sgt H. J. Newby,
Sgt F. W. Tisdall,
Sgt J. Wakelin,
Sgt D. Reid.

The airplane entered the Irish airspace at 0835LT and landed at Baldonnel-Casement Airport at 0924LT after the crew reported they were low on fuel. The crew were given food and rest then the airplane was unarmed and cleared to depart. It took off at 1320LT bound for Belfast-Aldergrove Airport. Flying to the north, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane impacted a hill located near Jenkinstown, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Louis Romeo Dubuc, pilot,
Sgt Frederick James Goodwin, observer,
Samuel Raymond Kenny, radio operator.

The bomber was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed near Carne, southeast of Ireland. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Rudolf Peschmann, pilot,
Reg. Rat Herbert Rumpf, observer,
Uffz Alois Mittermeier, radio operator,
Ogfr Hubert Moderzewski, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Niebauer, mechanic.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2030LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base, it overflew the United Kingdom, crossed the Irish Sea and eventually crashed on a hillside near Blessington. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Kenneth Hill, pilot,
Sgt John Thompson Lamb, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Henry Erdwin, wireless operator.

The floatplane departed RAF Castle Archdale in the evening of March 20 on a patrol mission with eight crew members on board. The following night, it crashed in a mountainous area located near Glenade. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O Albert Edmund Whitworth, pilot,
P/O Harold Lewis Seward, pilot,
F/O Charles Peers Davidson, observer,
Sgt Henry Dunbar, mechanic,
Sgt Harry Harley Newbury, wireless operator,
AC1 Ronald Henry Oldfield,
Sgt Frederick Rodney Albert Chalk, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon Henry Slack, air gunner.

The airplane was attacking fishing vessels south of the Irish coast when it was shot down by enemy fire and later crashed in Lauragh. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Arnold Putz, pilot,
Oblt Konrad Hafele,
Fw Werner Seegner,
Fw Friedrich Schultz.

The four engine airplane crashed in hilly terrain in southwest Ireland, bursting into flames. A crew was seriously injured and five others were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Paul Gömmer, commander, †
Obfw Willi Dose, pilot, †
Obfw Werner Albrecht, flight engineer, †
Maj Erhard Ludwig Herrström, meteorologist, †
Obfw Max Mohaus, radio operator,
Fw Walter Clasen, air gunner. †