Military

The three engine floatplane departed Stavanger-Sola on a flight to Rantum (Sylt Island) on behalf of the 406th Coastal Aviation Group. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Fritz Röttgen, pilot,
Gefr Wilhelm Herrmann, radio operator,
Uffz Eduard Rathje, mechanic,
Uffz Heinrich Österheld, mechanic,
Fw Paul SAtephan.
Passenger:
Insp Thielke.

The three engine floatplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from the harbor of Kiel. There were no casualties.

While on a night approach to the harbor of Surabaya, the floatplane crashed into the sea, killing all six crew members.

Shortly after takeoff from Cootamundra Airport, while in initial climb, the pilot initiated a steep left turn when the airplane stalled and crashed two miles southwest of the airport, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and a sixth occupant was seriously injured. The only survivor died few hours later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O James Frederick Hearne, pilot.
Passengers:
LAC John Duff Cameron,
LAC James Clifford Stanley,
LAC Robert Montgomery,
LAC Ernest Arthur Piercy,
LAC John Head.

The aircraft was completing a cross continent flight from Germiston, South Africa, to Heliopolis, Egypt, with intermediate stops in Dodoma, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. The crew attempted to take off in poor weather conditions (strong winds and heavy rain falls). Shortly after take off from Nairobi-Wilson Airport, while climbing to a height of some 500 feet, the twin engine aircraft rolled to the left, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a huge explosion. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/L Frank Mackenzie Loudon, pilot,
F/L Harry George Ernest Davis, pilot.
Passengers:
Cpl Dennis Montague Carrington Cotton,
Lt John Guthrie Kneen,
Cpt Arthur Desmond Knox-Perkins,
Cptn Jan Jozua Van Nouhuys.

The pilot, sole on board, ditched the airplane in the Bristol Channel off Lavernock Point. The pilot was rescued and the airplane was recovered but not repaired.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Glambeck. A crew member was killed and four others were wounded.
Crew:
Walter Karl, pilot, †
Berthold Wohlfeil, pilot,
Gefr Josef Götz, radio operator,
Ogefr Wilhelm Rapp, mechanic.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the castle of Hohen-Zieten located in Sitno. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Max Priller, pilot,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Breuer, pilot,
Gefr Bernhard Maria Josef Wallraff, radio operator,
Ogefr Walter Dillenberger, mechanic.

The floatplane was shot down by the pilot of Bristol Blenheim and crashed into the sea off Vierge Island, bursting into flames. A crew was killed and four others were rescued.
Crew:
Ofw Ulrich Janke, pilot,
Ogefr Hermann Stofell, radio operator, †
Ogefr Richard Leonhard, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Heier, mechanic,
Ogefr Friedrich Keller, mechanic.

For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing in Little Barrow. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members were evacuated safely.