Training

The crew was performing a cross country training exercise on behalf of the 8th AFU. The twin engine aircraft left RAF Mona, in Anglesey, at 1505LT. While cruising north of Wale at a height of some 5,000 feet, the pilot made a left turn when he lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sergeant Melville O. Samuels, pilot,
Sergeant Thomas M. Clothier,
Charles H. M. Folkard,
Lieutenant Jan M. Radecki,
Sergeant Sylvester K. Yates.

On final approach by night and poor visibility, aircraft hit tree tops, stalled and crashed in a wooded area located 2,5 miles short of runway. All four occupants were killed. The were completing a training mission in Grenada AFB.

Crew left Mackall AFB near Hoffman at the end of the afternoon for a training mission. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet, aircraft went out of control and dove into the ground. During the dive, aircraft broke in several pieces and eventually came to rest in a wooded area, killing all four occupants.

The crew was performing a night training exercise on behalf of the 115th Squadron. While cruising, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field in Great Dunmow, Essex. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sergeant W. J. B. Bishop, pilot,
Sergeant C. G. Magness, navigator,
Sergeant J. C. Speechly,
Sergeant R. E. Green,
Sergeant J. Carless,
Sergeant P. F. Palmer,
Sergeant H. D. Clough,
1st Lieutenant C. A. Weber.

The crew was engaged in a training exercise in formation with another Martin B-26B Marauder registered 41-32070 and carrying also a crew of seven. In flight, and in unknown circumstances, both aircraft collided. Out of control, they dove into the ground and crashed some 12 miles east of Texarkana. All 14 occupants of both aircraft were killed.

The crew was engaged in a training exercise in formation with another Martin B-26B Marauder registered 42-43261 and carrying also a crew of seven. In flight, and in unknown circumstances, both aircraft collided. Out of control, they dove into the ground and crashed some 12 miles east of Texarkana. All 14 occupants of both aircraft were killed.

The crew was completing a night training exercise from the RAF Dishforth. En route, while flying in poor weather conditions due to fog and mist, the captain seems to be lost and was trying to locate the airport of Yeadon when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed between the villages of Addingham and Ilkley, Yorkshire. A crewmen was seriously injured while all six other occupants were killed. Unfortunately, the only survivor died a day later. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was about 40 miles off the intended track.
Crew:
Donald George McLeod, pilot,
Felix Byrne, flight engineer,
Lewis Riggs, navigator,
Robert Henry Rahn, bomb aimer,
William George King, wireless operator,
George Martin, air gunner,
Albert Lorne Mullen, air gunner.

The pilot was engaged in a solo training mission which included several maneuvers, single engine test and local map reading. While cruising at an altitude of some 400 feet, the aircraft was flying into a valley when a wing hit tree tops. Aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed. Weather conditions were considered as good at the time of the accident.
Crew:
Kenneth Albert Wilson.

The crew was performing training maneuvers off the Pensacola NAS, Florida. On final approach, the seaplane stalled and crashed in the Escambia Bay. Six crew were injured while the captain was killed.

The crew was engaged in a night Target Indicator training exercise on behalf of the RAF Pathfinder Navigation Training Unit. Shortly after takeoff from RAF Upwood, the four engine aircraft encountered problems to gain height, hit tree tops and crashed in flames near the village of Upwood. Nine crew were killed while one crewman was seriously injured. Unfortunately, he died a day later.
Crew:
Bernard Francis McSorley,
Frederick Joseph Jervis,
Geoffrey William Clifton Candlin,
Louis Lawrence Oram,
Wilfred George Stoneman,
William Ellenor,
Annesley Richard Kavanagh,
Herbert Alfred William Jolly,
Bejoy Krishna Mitra,
Arthur Charles Preston.