Consolidated PBY Catalina

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Exmouth Gulf, killing four crew members and injuring four others.

Chief Motor Machinist Mate Dana W. Heckart was undergoing flight training at Pensacola and was the co-pilot of PBY-5 04447 during an anti-submarine patrol training flight. The pilot, LT (jg) John W. Nichols, USN, attempted to make a "power stall" water landing during a rain storm. The PBY "hit swells" that "bounced" the aircraft. On the third bounce, the nose of the aircraft buried in the water, causing the aircraft to nose over. The cockpit section separated from the rest of the aircraft and sank, taking Chief Heckart to the bottom. He did not survive. Nichols and the other six members of the crew, although injured, survived the crash.

Crash in unknown circumstances into the Saint Johns River, some 5 miles south of the Jacksonville-Towers Field NAS. All 13 occupants were killed.

The crew left RAF Congella at Durban on a maritime survey flight. En route, the seaplane went out of control and crashed into the Lake Saint Lucia, killing all eight crew members.
Crew (262nd Squadron):
F/O F. N. C. White, pilot,
F/Sgt T. H. T. Lane,
Sgt A. F. Soady,
Sgt R. F. Jenkins,
Sgt A. J. Mills,
Sgt R. T. Cork,
Sgt T. J. Burrington,
Sgt R. P. Kay.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Dutch Harbor, killing two crew members and injuring four others.

The crew left RAF Hamworthy (Poole, Dorset) at 1900LT on a maritime patrol flight over the Bay of Biscay and was scheduled to return a day later around 1400LT. The seaplane failed to return and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in unknown circumstances. No trace of the aircraft nor the 10 crew members was ever found.

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.

Following an uneventful maritime patrol flight, the seaplane was flying by night over the land in south of Spain when it hit a mountain slope located near Puerto el Cabrito, between Tarifa and Algeciras. Eight crew members were killed while two others were rescued.
Crew (202nd Squadron):
F/Sgt Harold Sterling Brown 9.

The aircraft left Suva Airport in the night on a routine mission to Auckland. While cruising over the Pacific Ocean, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances. Some debris were found few days later on beaches near Lauthala Bay but no trace of the 15 occupants.

The approach to Luluk Bay was completed in poor weather conditions. The seaplane hit the water surface, went out of control and sank, killing all eight crew members.