Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

The crew was returning to his base in Wick following a maritime patrol flight above the North Atlantic. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds, high winds and heavy snow falls. The aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located on Hoy Island. The wreckage was found about 100 feet below the summit. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew (311st Squadron):
W/O Oldrich Bures, pilot,
Sgt Milos Bodlak, copilot,
F/Sgt Otto Mandler, navigator,
F/Sgt Zdenek Launer, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Ivo Karel Englander, wireless operator air gunner,
Sgt Martin Dorniak, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Antoni Bednar, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Jaroslav Zapletal, wireless operator and air gunner.

While taking off from the bay of Ravenna, the seaplane hit rough sea and waves prior to coming to rest. No casualties.

While attempting to land at Kaneohe NAS, the seaplane hit the water surface, bounced, nosed down and sunk. Six crew members were killed.

En route, while cruising by night and marginal weather conditions, the seaplane hit the slope of Mt Beenoskee located southwest of Castlegregory, Kerry, Ireland. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Anthony Basil Langton, pilot,
F/Sgt E. Williams, copilot,
Sgt P. L. Lowe, navigator,
G. A. Cuthbert, mechanic,
F/Sgt I. R. Perkins, flight engineer,
R. Wotherspoon, wireless operator and air gunner,
R. F. Durrant, wireless operator and air gunner,
H. G. Aldrich,
A. R. Lewis.
Source: http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/jx208.html

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Pacific Ocean. En route, the crew lost his orientation and was unable to located his real position. Due to fuel shortage, the captain was forced to ditch the aircraft some 380 km northeast of Hilo, Hawaii. The crew of the USS Cape Lopez arrived on scene four days later and was able to evacuate three injured crew members while all seven other occupants were killed.

The seaplane was engaged in a maritime patrol mission when it crashed into the sea off Clayoquot, in the region of Tofino, Vancouver Island. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found and all rescue operations were suspended after few days. The wreckage was eventually spotted on July 1945.

The seaplane left Koggala AFB at 0645LT on a maritime survey flight off the east coast of Ceylon, with a return scheduled at 2000LT. The radio contact was lost en route and all attempts to contact the crew between 1241LT and 2257LT were unsuccessful. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Tofino. Despite intense search, no trace of the seaplane nor the ten crew members was found.

En route, the engine number two failed while the number three misfired. The captain decided to divert to Stornoway Airport for a safe landing but the crew was unable to lower the gear. The pilot completed a gear up landing and the aircraft skidded for several yards before coming to a halt. While all nine crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
W/O L. Moudry, pilot,
F/Sgt L. Volka copilot,
F/Sgt P. S. Arton, navigator,
F/Sgt A. Kasal, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt J. Gregor, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt J. Matejicek, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt R. Soudek wireless operator and air gunner,
W/O Z. Glir, air gunner,
F/Sgt L. Novak, flight enginner.

While on a maritime patrol flight, an engine failed. The captain attempted to ditch the aircraft but the seaplane hit the water surface, broke in two and sunk some 20 miles north of Oahu Island. All nine crew members were killed.