Training

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Yes

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Hawarden - Hawarden

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While taxiing, the brakes failed. The aircraft went out of control and collided with concrete blocs. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Failure of the brake systems.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 21E in Mallala: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1953

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 170 Freighter

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Registration:

A81-2

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

12805

YOM:

1946

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While on an IFR training flight from Mallala by day in clear weather, the port mainplane parted from the fuselage. The aircraft crashed into a wheat field 2 miles from the RAAF Station. The three crew members were killed. The crash set the wheat field ablaze and the RAAF Mallala fire crews had to extinguish the the field fire to reach the crash site. The port wing was found 1.5 miles away.
Crew:
F/Lt J. D. Entwhistle,
F/O Leonard Murphy
F/O Donald Shillinglaw.
Source: http://www.goodall.com.au

Probable cause:

RAAF investigation determined that the wing was placed under severe load during a separate training flight on the morning of the accident's day. The morning exercise included recovery from unusual attitudes using only a limited instrument panel. On two occasions the training captain placed the aircraft into a steep diving turn, recovery from which pulled high G force, to the extent a second pilot seated at the Navigator position blacked out. The subsequent investigations traced the problem to fatigue failure in the wing root ends and main spar structure. Bristol produced a modification which was proven successful. Most British and European civil B170s were flown to Western Airways at Weston-super-Mare to have the extensive modification carried out at Bristol expense. Australian B170s had went to Bristol Aviation Services at Bankstown to have their wings removed and the modifications installed.

Crash of a Kaiser-Frazer C-119F-KM Flying Boxcar near Pope AFB: 15 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1953

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51-8163

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Flight

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Pope - Pope

MSN:

166

YOM:

1952

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Pope AFB (Fayetteville)

North Carolina

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Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings

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The aircraft left Pope Army Airfield with 11 other similar aircraft to take part to a paratroopers dropping exercice. In flight, an engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that left the formation and dove into the ground. During the dive, the aircraft hit ten paratroopers who just bailed out from other aircraft and eventually crashed in a field located few miles from the airport. All five occupants (four crew members and one doctor from Fort Bragg) were killed as well as ten paratroopers.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C.1 in RAF Abingdon

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1953

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Registration:

TG559

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Yes

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Abingdon - Abingdon

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1949

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The crew was performing a local training sortie at RAF Abingdon. The final approach was completed in low visibility due to the night and foggy conditions when the aircraft hit the ground, lost its left wing and came to rest in a field located few hundred yards short of runway threshold. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-DL off Rio de Janeiro: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1953

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Registration:

2049

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Boeing B-50 Superfortress

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro

MSN:

13862

YOM:

1943

Location:

Rio de Janeiro-Galeão

Rio de Janeiro

Country:

Brazil

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South America

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The crew was completing a local training sortie at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport. In flight, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Guanabara Bay, off the island of Boqueirão. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Boeing B-50D-90-BO Superfortress near Caprock

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1953

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48-092

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Walker - Walker

MSN:

15901

YOM:

1948

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Caprock

New Mexico

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Boeing B-50 Superfortress

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While performing a training flight, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a desert area located 12 miles south of Caprock. The airplane was damaged beyond repair but there were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Boeing B-50A-35-BO Superfortress on Picacho Peak: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1953 at 0205 LT

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47-116

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Davis-Monthan - Davis-Monthan

MSN:

15800

YOM:

1947

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Picacho

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Few minutes after takeoff from Davis-Monthan AFB, while cruising at an altitude of 15,000 feet, the crew encountered an unexpected situation. Immediately, the captain ordered his crew to bail out and all 12 occupants abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion on the slope of the Picacho Peak, southeast of Picacho. The airplane disintegrated on impact and debris were found on a wide area. Ten crew members were injured while two others were killed.
Crew:
Cpt John D. Winters, pilot,
1st Lt William H. Montgomery, copilot,
William Reale, flight engineer,
Cpt John A. Barnes, navigator,
S/Sgt David Fry, radio operator,
William P. Cooke, gunner,
A1c Richard W. Dickey, gunner
A3c Charles R. Stewart, gunner,
Cpt Charles D. Bostick, †
S/Sgt Herbert G. Emberton, †
Cpt Lee F. Aubechon 1.

Probable cause:

It was reported that a sudden and heavy fire erupted on the right wing, maybe from an engine.

Crash of a Douglas R6D-1 in Westover AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1953

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-6

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Registration:

131586

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Westover - Westover

MSN:

43689

YOM:

1953

Location:

Westover AFB

Massachusetts

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Shortly after takeoff from Westover AFB, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the aircraft banked left and crashed in a huge explosion, killing all four crew members.

Crash of an Aero C.3B in Pernek: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1953 at 2113 LT

Type of aircraft:

Aero C-3A

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