The Italia crashed on its return from the Pole, with the loss of half the crew.
Both aircraft crashed with the loss of all on board the Viscount.
One crashed on takeoff with the loss of all crewmembers except two.
Three had now crashed with the loss of 17 lives, and the fourth would not be permitted to fly again.
Two Ansons crashed during patrols in 1943 with the loss of their crews.
Both aircraft had crashed on the night of April 27/28, 1942 with the loss of 13 airmen.
The seaplane, however, crashed with the loss of all on board.
The problem was not detected, and the aircraft crashed upon takeoff with the loss of all 11 on board.
The flight they cancelled caught fire in air and crashed en route with the loss of all aboard.
One recently crashed with the loss of three of the six crew members aboard.