Papua New Guinea

The crew was returning to Port Moresby following a bombing mission in Rabaul. On approach to Port Moresby Airport, the aircraft was shot down by the pilots of three Japanese Mitsubishi Zero. The twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed few hundred yards short of runway and was written off. The tail gunner was killed, three other crew members were seriously injured and four others uninjured.

En route, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Deboyne Island. All seven crew members were killed.

While performing a maritime patrol flight off PNG, the seaplane was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea off Misima Island. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew (11th Squadron):
S/L Godfrey Ellard Hemsworth, pilot,
Sgt Jack Ronald Counter, pilot,
P/O Leopold Guy McClintock, observer,
Sgt John Percy William Bandy, wireless operator,
LAC Norman Robert Banvill, mechanic,
Cpl Colin Marsden, flight engineer,
LAC Kenneth John Arnott, flight engineer,
LAC Eric Dorman, rigger,
LAC Erwin Bruce Brown, armourer.

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol mission off PNG. En route, the seaplane was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea. All nine occupants were rescued and taken POW. On November 4, 1942, all of them were executed.

While on a flight from Rabaul to New Guinea, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing on an Island located in the Trobriand archipelago. On touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, overturned and came to rest upside down. Two crew members were killed while all five other occupants were injured.

While flying near Rabaul, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. Five crew members were killed while two others were rescued and taken POW.

The single engine aircraft was engaged in the region of Kaitantu to evacuate wounded people. En route, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Benabena, near Goroka. All occupants survived while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While performing a regional flight, the aircraft was shot by enemy fire. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a jungle located near Tufi. All seven occupants survived but 47 days were needed to join the nearest city.

On a flight to Port Moresby, both engines failed. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all eight occupants were uninjured.

While overflying the Solomon Sea, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed few miles off Trobriand Islands. A crew member was killed while all seven other occupants were rescued.