Crash of a Lockheed 12 Electra Junior on Mt Low Water Tarn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Registration:
LA622
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ayr – Hendon
MSN:
1277
YOM:
1942
Location:
Coniston
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route to Hendon, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Low Water Tarn located near Coniston, Cumbria. All three occupants were killed, two pilots from the American manufacturer Lockheed and an Inspector of the Royal Air Force.
Crew:
George Werner Bransom, pilot.
Osbourne R. Keith, pilot.
Passenger:
F/O George Bevil Grenfell.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-40 on Mt Karzhantau: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1942 at 0700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41)
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3541
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tashkent – Frunze – Alma-Ata – Semipalatinsk
MSN:
14/215
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mt Karzhantau
Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati)
Country:
Uzbekistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
540
Circumstances:
The crew was in charge to transfer the airplane to its new base in Semipalatinsk and departed Tashkent Airport at 0625LT. En route stops were scheduled in Frunze (Bishkek) and Alma-Ata. About 40 minutes after departure, weather conditions deteriorated on the east part of Uzbekistan with a sand storm. As the airplane failed to arrive in Frunze, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended as no trace of the airplane was found. The wreckage was eventually found in 1943 at an altitude of 2,501 metres, on the Karzhantau Mountain Range, some 65 km northeast of Tashkent. The airplane impacted the slope of the mountain about 100 metres below the summit and was partially destroyed by a post crash fire. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot failed to follow the prescribed route and continued at an insufficient altitude to pass the Karzhantau Mountain Range. Thus, it is considered that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain while flying in marginal weather conditions.

Crash of an Ilyushin DB-3F in Voronezh: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1942 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-4 (DB-3)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
7613
YOM:
1942
Location:
Voronezh
Voronezh oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Voronezh Airport, while climbing to a height of 70-75 metres, the airplane entered a high nose attitude, stalled and rolled to the right. Out of control, it descended to the ground and crashed near the runway end. Both crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control during initial climb after the pilot failed to position the elevator trim tab in a correct position for takeoff.

Crash of a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior in Ensenada

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 12 Electra Junior
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Los Angeles - Ensenada
MSN:
1239
YOM:
1938
Location:
Ensenada
Baja California
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole aboard, was completing a ferry flight from Los Angeles. The twin engine crashed on landing for unknown reason. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft christened 'Presidente Venustiano Carranza' was written off.

Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder in Wright Patterson AFB

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-7426
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
7426
YOM:
1941
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton)
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft crash landed in unknown circumstances. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all six crew were unhurt. The crew was in charge to convoy the bomber to a local plant so that it can be subject to modifications prior to its delivery to the Royal Air Force.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Loch Laidon

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4597
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Cambridge – Kinloss
MSN:
0064
YOM:
1938
Location:
Loch Laidon
Perth and Kinross
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was in charge to convoy the airplane from Cambridge to RAF Kinloss for maintenance. While cruising in poor weather conditions over Scotland, the right engine failed. Unable to maintain the prescribed altitude, the pilot attempted an emergency landing on the frozen Loch Laidon and the airplane came to rest near the shore. The pilot found help and was later transferred to his base while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
William Silver Edgar, pilot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine in flight.

Crash of a Douglas A-20 Havoc on Mt Shasta: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL473
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Eugene – Oakland
Location:
Mt Shasta
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was in charge to ferry the airplane from Eugene to Oakland on behalf of the USAAF Ferry Command. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions. In limited visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Shasta located two miles southeast of the Horse Ridge Lookout Station. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but the wreckage was eventually found by walkers on 22 September 1943.
Crew:
2nd Lt Charles Samuel Riley, pilot.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Moscow: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1109
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Tushino - Moscow-Monino
MSN:
14282
YOM:
1939
Location:
Moscow
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Tushino on a flight to Moscow-Monino Airport with two people on board. En route, it collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an in-flight collision with the cable of a barrage balloon.

Crash of a Yakovlev AIR-6 in Nikol'skoye

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev AIR-6
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K153
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
7806
YOM:
1936
Location:
Nikol'skoye
Republic of Tatarstan
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the pilot initiated a turn when he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed. The pilot was injured.
Probable cause:
Poor piloting techniques on part of the pilot.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide in Old Sodbury

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
X7371
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6531
YOM:
1941
Location:
Old Sodbury
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Colerne on a ferry flight. While cruising at dusk, he was forced to make an emergency landing and the airplane crash landed in Old Sodbury and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped uninjured.
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