Consolidated PBY Catalina

Landing (descent or approach)

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AH538

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On approach to Gibraltar, the floatplane was mistakenly shot down by friendly fire and crashed into the sea. All eight crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. B. Seymour,
F/Lt R. W. Whittome,
P/O R. G. Scott,
Sgt E. W. Mills,
Sgt E. Wharton,
Sgt J. Turnbull,
Cpl R. H. Baird,
Sgt J. F. Paterson.

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Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-1 Catalina on Mt Cruach na Seilcheig: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941

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Mt Cruach na Seilcheig (Isle of Jura)

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AH533

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Helensburgh - Oban

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Hebrides Islands

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The floatplane was returning to Oban following an overhaul at Helensburgh. Approaching Oban, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and decided to delay the landing and to complete a circuit south of the destination. While cruising in clouds, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Cruach na Seilcheig located on the north side of the Isle of Jura. The wreckage was found the following day. A crew member was found alive while seven other occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/L Patrick Stuart Hutchinson, pilot, †
P/O Edward Ruxton Pinches, pilot, †
Sgt Edwin Cyril Graham, wireless operator, †
Cpl James Calder Kinniard, †
Cpl Tudor Simner-Jones, †
LAC Charles Arthur Kew, †
AC1 Ronald Fearnley, †
AC1 J. Kelly.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina near Cape Vyevnavolok: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1941

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The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Cape Vyevnavolok, about 55 km north of Murmansk. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Nikolai Vasilievich Talalikhin, pilot, †
Lt Sergueï Dmitrievitch Bobkov, copilot,
Lt Agubegir Aslamurzaevich Ktsoev, navigator, †
AC2 Philip Davydovich Nakonechny, flight engineer,
Sgt Leonid Fedorovich Ryzhichkov, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-1 Catalina in the Atlantic Ocean: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1941

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2347

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0128

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1941

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The floatplane departed Quonset Point NAS on a flight to Iceland. While flying in marginal weather conditions with clouds up to 18,000 feet, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. SAR operations were initiated but the wreckage and the crew were never recovered.
Crew:
Ens Robert C. McKown, pilot,
Ens Joseph C. Haskel, copilot,
AMM1c Wyman Richard Van Liere,
AMM1c Linton Melmus England,
AMM3c Anthony Henry Gazafy,
RM1c Claude Andrew Ashley,
RM3c Lyn Elliott Dunlap.

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Due to lack of evidences, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined. Nevertheless, the Navy investigators theorized that an onboard fire may have occurred due to a leak in the temporary hull tank installation, or that the aircraft entered a spin while flying on instruments.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AH557

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Military

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Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæði)

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Reykjavik

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Iceland

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Europe

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The floatplane was damaged upon landing off Skerjafjördur in Reykjavik. To prevent the aircraft from sinking, the pilot stranded the aircraft at the beach. It was subsequently written off. There were no injuries among the crew.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Cataliana in the Bay of Kola: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941

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The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Bay of Kola. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Vladimir Ivanovitch Boyko, pilot,
Lt Petr Ilyich Averichev, copilot,
Cpt Fedor Dmitrievich Allenov, navigator,
Lt Nikolay Kuzmich Kolesnikov, radio operator,
Sg Andrey Yakovlevich Ksendzov, mechanic,
Sgt Vasily Yemelyanovich Kuzmenchuk, air gunner.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-1 Catalina off Gibraltar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1941

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W8407

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Gibraltar while on a maritime patrol flight. Two crew members were killed and five others were rescued.
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F/Sgt James Hogarth Adamson, †
F/Lt Greville Vincent Nicholls, †
Sgt A. L. Mahon,
Sgt M. Joy,
Sgt D. H. Button,
LAC N. L. Holmes,
LAC R. C. Griffiths.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-1 Catalina in the Atlantic Ocean: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1941

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AH537

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Mount Batten - Gibraltar

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The Catalina departed RAF Mount Batten on a maritime patrol flight to Gibraltar. It failed to arrive at destination and was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick Arthur Burrows,
F/Lt Noel Kenneth Burton-Chadwick,
LAC John Charles Croome,
LAC John Kenneth Dains,
LAC William Henry Gill,
Cpl Harold Randolph Pye,
F/Lt Alfred William Knox Watson,
P/O Frank Bernard Yard.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina in the Lough Erne: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1941

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