26
Mar
Short Sunderland Mk II – T9090
Crashed in the Bay of Biscay attempting an open ocean landing to rescue survivors of an RAF Wellington that had crashed. Crew was lead ...
26
Mar
Short Sunderland I – L5805
The aircraft left Bathurst at 2255LT on June 10 on a maritime patrol flight to Freetown, Sierra Leone. As the aircraft failed to arrive...
26
Mar
26
Mar
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina – 05023
Missing on navigation flight over Gulf of Mexico.
26
Mar
26
Mar
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina – 2402
Lost during mail flight. Of the 14 occupants, 10 were rescued by ships.
26
Mar
26
Mar
Short Sunderland III – T9075
The Sunderland operated on a U-Boat patrol flight out of Angle Bay near RAF Pembroke Docks. The crew failed to locate the landing site ...
26
Mar
Short Sunderland I – N6133
The plane was shot down by German Luftwaffe fighter ace Gordon Gollob flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110.
26
Mar
Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat – G-AFCW
Fire started on the refuelling barge at Hythe and spread to the flying boat. One of the engineers from the barge was killed.