Canada

The airplane departed RCAF Dartmouth on a convoy patrol mission with three other similar aircrafts. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with heavy snow falls. Two pilots, Sqn Ldr Lewis and Flg Off Cowan, managed to land at Sydney without damage, after jettisoning bombs. The third, Flt Lt Baskerville, landed on the beach at Point Michaud, N.S. The last, Sgt Blockley, landed at 1640 hrs in the sea 200 yards from shore at Point Pleasant. Sgt Blockley went ashore in the rubber dinghy to get help. Before he returned, the remainder of the crew were rescued by a small skiff. Their aircraft, the Hudson I 767, drifted ashore, and despite the efforts of the crew was so badly damaged by the waves, that it had to be written off. A party of the squadron recovered the wreckage between 31 December and 2 January.

Shortly after take off from Fort Saint John-Charly Lake, while on initial climb, the pilot initiated a turn when the seaplane stalled and crashed. The aircraft was lost and the pilot was injured.

Shortly after take off, while climbing, the pilot was forced to initiate a sharp turn to avoid trees. Doing so, the aircraft stalled and crashed two kilometers from the airfield. The pilot was injured. The aircraft was owned by T. G. Bartsch & D. Patry.

A gear failed upon landing at Sioux Lookout. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew departed Mégantic on a reconnaissance mission to Fredericton. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned as no trace of the aircraft nor both pilots was found. The wreckage was found by trappers 19 years later about 64 km north of Fredericton.

While cruising at low altitude in poor weather conditions, the float plane clipped trees and crashed. All four occupants were injured.

The pilot was performing a pleasure flight over the region of Compton. En route, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in a field and came to rest upside down. The pilot was unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

After landing in the harbor of Thunder Bay (Port Arthur), the airplane collided with the motor launch named 'Gladys' and sank. There were no casualties.

On final approach to Kingston Airfield, the single engine aircraft was too low. It collided with trees and crashed, coming to rest upside down. Both occupants were injured.

Shortly after take off from Regina Airport, while climbing at night, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed. Both pilots were killed. They were performing a mail flight from Winnipeg to Vancouver with an intermediate stop in Regina.