Flight

The seaplane departed Suva Airport in the night on a routine flight to Auckland. In unknown circumstances, it crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Fiji Islands. Few days later, some debris were found on beaches near Lauthala Bay. No trace of the 15 occupants was ever found.

Suffered a structural failure in flight and crashed 16 km north of Castroville. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert J. Hanish,
2nd Lt Charles M. Lortie,
T/Sgt Leon J. Cortese.

The airplane was on a final stage of a transatlantic flight from the US to England via South America and Africa. On the last leg from Port Lyautey (Kenitra) to RAF St Eval, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Due to the lack of visibility, the crew failed to realize he was off course when the airplane collided with a crag located near RAF Saint Davids. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert E. Lawrence, pilot,
F/O James G. Jackson, copilot,
2nd Lt Hulbert H. Robertson, navigator,
S/Sgt William A. Brown, flight engineer.

The crew encountered an unexpected situation and abandoned the airplane that crashed in an uninhabited area located 18 km north of Lordsburg. All occupants parachuted to safety.

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Moscow-Chkalovski to Belomorsk with an intermediate stop in Vologda. About 35 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 200-250 meters, the right engine lost power and stopped. Shortly later, the left engine also failed. The Captain attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed 1,5 km northwest of the village of Zezevitovo. Four crew members and two passengers were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.

Two Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II registered V3821 and X6871 were engaged in a local training flight at RAF Kingston Bagpuize. In unknown circumstances, they collided in midair and crashed. All five crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Brooke, instructor pilot,
F/Sgt Leo Albert Boire, student pilot.

Two Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II registered V3821 and X6871 were engaged in a local training flight at RAF Kingston Bagpuize. In unknown circumstances, they collided in midair and crashed. All five crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Charles Wood, instructor pilot,
W/O Donald James Innes-Smith, student pilot,
F/O Jack Standish Banks.

While on a convoy coverage mission, the seaplane suffered a loss of engine oil supply in flight, which caused an engine failure. The pilot made an emergency landing in a sandy area located east of Santo Amaro do Maranhão (2° 26' S 43° 8' W). All 10 crew members escaped with minor injuries and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (VP-94):
Lt(jg) Donald M. Faulkner, pilot,
Lt(jg) Herbert J. Greenberg, copilot,
Lt(jg) John T. Cline, pilot,
Rm3c Charles W. Miller,
Rm1c Clifton F. Luff,
Amm3c Charles R. Strickland,
Amm3c William E. Kreidlekamp,
Amm2c Patrick R. Kenney,
Amm1c Edward W. Erwin,
Aom3c Jospeh P. Gallagher.

Shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed in Krymsk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Riegler, pilot,
Lt Fritz Möllenhoff, observer,
Uffz Paul Krause, radio operator,
Gefr Martin Bänsch, air gunner.

While on a transit flight from Iceland to Scotland on behalf of the Air Transport Command, the airplane failed to arrive at destination and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Atlantic Ocean. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Charles Newton,
2nd Lt William T. Herbert,
2nd Lt Henry E. Buell,
S/Sgt John W. Clark,
S/Sgt Harry J. Formicola,
S/Sgt Edward A. Smith,
T/Sgt Donald D. Hall.