On the 1st August1942 Sunderland Mark 111 W4000 of 201 Squadron, Castle Archdale crashed at sea while on convoy escort. The aircraft circled convoy WS 21 at 5 miles range, landed and floated for two minutes; then blew up. This was the second 201 SQ.A/C lost on escort duty to this convoy in 48 hours. No Survivors. Crew:- F/Lt. Wilfrid Leonard Cox, 26, 61474, RAF (VR), P/O Arthur Alfred Webster, 24, 121944, RAF (VR), P/O Robert William Wilkins, 28, 127518, RAF (VR), F/Serg. Harold Abbott, 22, 759273, RAF, F/Serg. Leonard Battersby, 27, 526176, RAF, Sgt. Arthur Corfield Somerset Clive-Davies, 1332179, RAF (VR), Serg. Frank Henry Willaim Gurnett, 21, 640522,RAF, Sgt. Donald Kenyon, 1148273, RAF(VR), Sgt. William Jack Mansbridge, 22, 570401, RAF, Sgt. George Falconer Muir, 20, 552148,RAF. Cpl. Phillip Ralph Field,1218911, RAF(VR).