Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina in the St Johns River: 5 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
08411
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Jacksonville - Jacksonville
Location:
Jacksonville-Towers Field NAS
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed while landing in the St Johns River off the Jacksonville-Towers Field NAS. Five crew members were killed while five others were injured.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina into the Escambia Bay: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
2378
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
Location:
Pensacola
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed while landing into the Escambia Bay, off Pensacola. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.

Crash of a Martin PBM-5 Mariner off Kaneohe NAS: 8 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Martin PBM Mariner
Operator:
Registration:
59015
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kaneohe - Kaneohe
MSN:
59015
Location:
Kaneohe Bay NAS
Hawaii
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
While on a training flight, the seaplane went out of control and crashed two miles off Kanehoe NAS, killing all eight crew members.
Probable cause:
It appears the lost of control was caused by an engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson II in Bassano: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
8627
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Bassano
Alberta
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
During a navigation exercise, while cruising at a height of about 25 feet, the twin engine aircraft hit a ferry cable and crashed in an icy river located near Bassano. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (15th SFTS):
P/O Kenneth Leslie Sutton, pilot,
LAC Ian Robert Vidler, pilot,
F/Sgt Leslie John Tame, wireless operator.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Hillmorton: 1 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
LW863
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Snitterfield - Snitterfield
Location:
Hillmorton
Warwickshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a snowstorm. Due to icing conditions, the captain ordered his second to bail out and attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft went out of control and eventually crashed in a wooded area. While the second pilot was unhurt, the captain was killed.
Crew (18th AFU):
F/O D. J. Turner, pilot,
F/O Fred Waddingham, pilot.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
KJ931
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wymeswold - Wymeswold
MSN:
26102/14657
YOM:
1944
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Wymeswold for a routine training mission. It is believed that the airplane crashed somewhere into the North Sea as no trace of it nor the crew was found.
Crew (108th OTU):
F/Sgt Walter William Pinfold, pilot,
Sgt William Dean, navigator,
Sgt James Lindsay Cameron, wireless operator.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Wassell Wood: 1 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
AT655
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Wassell Wood
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising in a snowstorm, the pilot encountered a double engine failure and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. While trying to land, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. A crew member was killed while both other occupants were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Norman Butler Worswick, pilot,
F/Sgt J. R. Payne,
F/O Frank Reid Miller. †
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Bredon Hill: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
V3769
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Bredon Hill
Worcestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While conducting a GEE exercise, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Micheal Larkin, pilot,
F/Lt Ivor Reginald Sims, observer,
Sgt George William Stafford, observer.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24J Liberator off Bell Island: 11 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
KH173
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Abbotsford - Abbotsford
MSN:
1329
YOM:
1944
Location:
Bell Island
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew left RCAF Abbotsford in the day for a training mission over the Vancouver Island. En route, the aircraft went into a cloudy area and eventually crashed into the sea off Bell Island. Only few debris and personal effects were recovered but not trace of the aircraft nor the 11 crew members was ever found.
Crew (5th OTU):
P/O Thomas Henry Bastable,
P/O Robert Henry Burr,
Sgt Frank Cocksey,
Sgt James Brown Cuthbertson,
F/O Cyril Irwin Mitchell,
Sgt William David Newton Morgans,
Sgt Alan Simpson,
Sgt George Arthur Snelling,
F/Lt Kenneth Edmund Spence,
Sgt Peter Stead,
P/O James Francis Trickey.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Corney Fell: 1 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
EF935
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Wigtown - Wigtown
Location:
Bootle
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting a night training exercise from RAF Wigtown. While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of a shrouded mountain located in Corney Fell, in the region of Bootle. A crew member was killed while three others were injured.
Crew (1st AFU):
W/O Harold Biffen, wireless operator and air gunner, †
F/Sgt J. A. Stephen, pilot, +2.
Source: http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/ef935.html
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