Douglas Dolphin

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

Crashed on take off. No casualties.

United States Coast Guard - USCG

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight off California. While cruising at low height in poor visibility due to fog, the aircraft hit a rock near the Farallon Island and crashed. All three crew members were killed. Crew: AMM1 Leonard L. Stonerock, RM1 John C. Gill, AMM1 Fleet D. Hancock. Source & photo: http://www.jacksjoint.com/Farallons_Tragedy.htm

United States Coast Guard - USCG

Lieutenant Luke Christopher had been ordered from the Cape May Air Station to pick up a sick man in Assateague Harbor from an Assateague surfboat. He picked up the patient to transport him to the Norfolk Hospital, but crashed on takeoff and died shortly after. The sick man, who survived the crash, was later transported to the hospital at Salisbury, Maryland.

United States Army Air Corps - USAAC

En route, crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all five crewmen were unhurt.

United States Coast Guard - USCG

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

United States Army Air Corps - USAAC

Crashed into Lake Gatún following an in-flight structural failure. There were no casualties.

United States Army Air Corps - USAAC

En route from Mitchell Field to Langley AFB, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to ditch the airplane off Rockaway Point. A crew member drowned and two others were rescued. The aircraft sank and was lost.

United States Army Air Corps - USAAC

The float plane crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from the Legazpi harbor. There were no casualties.

Wilmington-Catalina Airlines

Shortly after takeoff from Avalon's harbor, while climbing, the float plane crashed into the sea for unknown reasons. The captain Walter L. Seiler was seriously injured while the copilot George R. Baker and the passenger were killed. The crew was positioning to Wilmington to complete the first commercial flight of the day to the Catalina Island. Crew: Walter L. Seiler, pilot, George R. Baker, copilot. Passenger: Elliott McFarlan Moore, General Manager of Wilmington-Catalina Airlines.