Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan in Tourane: 15 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
328/F-RBEH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng
MSN:
328
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was involved in a local training flight in Tourane (now Đà Nẵng), carrying a crew of two and 13 paratroopers. While cruising in the vicinity of the airport, the airplane collided with a second French Air Force AAC.1 Toucan registered 384/F-RBDK and carrying two pilots and 13 paratroopers as well. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field. All 30 occupants were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unknown.
Crew:
Cpt Lombard, pilot,
Cpt Schyn, navigator,
Lt Soler, radio operator,
Lt Chavanieu, technician,
Sgt Moenne-Locoz, navigator,
Sgt Rapiat, radio operator,
Sgt Willerval, mechanic,
Sgt Pouget, mechanic,
Sgt Bussi 6.

Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan in Tourane: 15 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
384/F-RBDK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng
MSN:
384
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was involved in a local training flight in Tourane (now Đà Nẵng), carrying a crew of two and 13 paratroopers. While cruising in the vicinity of the airport, the airplane collided with a second French Air Force AAC.1 Toucan registered 328/F-RBEH and carrying two pilots and 13 paratroopers as well. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field. All 30 occupants were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unknown.
Crew:
Lt de Saxcé, pilot,
Adj Guiraud, pilot,
Sgt Bertrand, navigator,
Sgt Dalet, radio operator,
Sgt Albert, mechanic,
Sgt Lachaud 9.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-3W Neptune on Mt McCreight: 11 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
124357
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island
Country:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
While flying in marginal weather conditions at an altitude of about 4,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt McCreight and was destroyed. SAR operations were quickly conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The wreckage was eventually spotted by walkers on October 21, 1951 in a dense wooded area located on the Vancouver Island. All 11 crew members were killed. They were performing a training mission from the Whidbey Island NAS, Washington.
Crew (VP-931):
Lt Lalonde M. Pinne, pilot 10.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson in Oran: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
56.S.37
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oran - Oran
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Oran-Es Senia Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed for unknown reason. Both pilots were killed.
Crew (56S Squadron):
1QM Marcel Fustec,
2Mot Lyonel François.

Crash of a Douglas A-20K Havoc in São Paulo: 1 killed

Date & Time:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
São Paulo - São Paulo
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, 1st Lt Emílio Maurell Neto, was performing a night training flight in São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader in Renton: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-34549
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27828
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight when the aircraft crashed three miles southwest of Renton, killing both crew members. The accident occurred in stormy weather.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Eskişehir

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6914
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Eskişehir - Eskişehir
MSN:
3805
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While performing a local training flight in Eskişehir, the twin engine aircraft collided with a second Turkish Air Force Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan registered 6874 and carrying a crew of two. Both aircraft crashed near the airport and were destroyed. Both crew members in 6914 were injured while in 6874, a pilot was seriously injured and the second occupant was killed. Two days after the accident, the survivor died from his injuries.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Eskişehir: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6874
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Eskişehir - Eskişehir
MSN:
3062
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While performing a local training flight in Eskişehir, the twin engine aircraft collided with a second Turkish Air Force Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan registered 6914 and carrying a crew of two. Both aircraft crashed near the airport and were destroyed. Both crew members in 6914 were injured while in 6874, a pilot was seriously injured and the second occupant was killed. Two days after the accident, the survivor died from his injuries.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta in Al Kibrit AFB

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VW805
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Al Kibrit - Al Kibrit
MSN:
366
YOM:
1949
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at Al Kibrit AFB, about 30 km north of Suez. On final approach completed with one engine operative only, the crew decided to make a go around when the aircraft stalled and crashed with its undercarriage retracted few hundred yards from the runway threshold. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members were injured.

Crash of a North American B-25J-35-NC Mitchell near Coolidge

Date & Time:
Operator:
Registration:
45-8853
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
108-47704
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While performing a training flight, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to bail out and to abandon the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a field located three miles west of Coolidge. All crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.