Crash of a Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper near Sedalia AFB: 11 killed

Date & Time:
Operator:
Registration:
42-68841
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sedalia - Sedalia
MSN:
11768
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training program in the region of Sedalia. En route, while cruising by night in poor weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie, killing all 11 occupants.
Crew:
2nd Lt Charles W. Barnett,
T/Sgt Orville H. Clayton,
Pfc Paul W. Crawford,
Cpl Ralph V. Hoar,
Pfc Franklin M. Hogan,
1st Lt Donald F. Parks,
Cpl Emmett W. Reynolds,
Pvt Edward N. Roberts,
1st Lt Alvin Y. Tillman Jr 2.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by strong winds blowing while the aircraft was flown at an altitude of 6,000 feet.

Crash of a Douglas C-49J in Rosecrans AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
43-1980
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rosecrans - Rosecrans
MSN:
6263
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew left Rosecrans AFB in the afternoon to complete a training flight. While returning to its in a stormy weather, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames few miles from the airbase located in the vicinity of Saint-Joseph. A crewman survived while six other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, there was a cold front with severe turbulence.
Crew:
Pfc John H. Cooley,
2nd Lt Lloyd Henry Crapenhoft,
1st Lt Rudolph R. Jugo,
Pfc William J. Poppal,
Pfc W. T. Raber,
Pfc W. C. Robinson.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in severe turbulence.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Caernarfon: 4 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EG278
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising at its assigned altitude, the twin engine aircraft broke in mid air and crashed in a farmland located in Caernarfon. All four occupants, two pilots and two ATC cadets, were killed.
Crew (9th AFU):
P/O Laurence A. Walker, pilot,
Sgt James Winchester, wireless operator.
Passengers:
Geoffrey A. Stapleton,
Geoffrey Foulkes.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-35-BO Flying Fortress near Fort Benton: 10 killed

Date & Time:
Operator:
Registration:
42-5128
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Great Falls - Great Falls
MSN:
3667
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While performing a night bombing exercise, the four-engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located 6 miles east of Fort Benton. All ten crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Jack Y. Fisk,
2nd Lt Arnold J. Gardiner,
Sgt Robert H. Hall,
Sgt John T. Hough,
Sgt Carl E. Lower,
2nd Lt Warren Henry Maginn,
Sgt Chester W. Peko,
Pfc Paul M. Peterson,
Sgt Curio C. Tremonti,
2nd Lt Harold L. Wonders.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Cairngarroch: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N5032
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Wigtown - Wigtown
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew were on a night navigation exercise from RAF Wigtown, they were returning to their base but overshot on a northerly heading and flew into high ground to the North of Newton Stewart at around 22:00. After it failed to return to Wigtown the aircraft was declared overdue. At 00:30 on the 2nd September the station's Medical Officer was informed and he assembled a search party. They met with the local Police in Newton Stewart to begin searching at first light. The search teams located the crash site at 12:30, by that time Sgt Crosby had, despite head injuries and a broken bone in his right foot, been able to make his own way off the hill, arriving at Craigencallie.
Crew (1st AFU):
Sgt Ronald Hunter McArthur, pilot,
Sgt Manning, navigator,
Sgt Crosby, wireless operator,
Sgt Sidney Arthur Bussey, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Jack Arthur Coombes, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Source:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/scotland/scotlandn5032.htm

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura on Mt Baker: 6 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
34637
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island
MSN:
237-5527
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight when the the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Baker and was destroyed. SAR operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The wreckage was eventually spotted by shepherd in 1994.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III off Tangimoana: 5 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ2034
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ohakea - Ohakea
MSN:
414-3857
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight from Ohakea AFB. While cruising off Tangimoana at low altitude, the crew had taken evasive action to avoid a collision with another aircraft taking part to the same exercise. During a steep turn, the aircraft entered a spin and dove into the sea three miles south of the Rangitikei River mouth. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
F/Sgt William Marshall,
P/O Harold Beard,
Sgt William Plant,
F/Sgt John Aubrey,
Sgt Brian McSweeney.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I near Bethesda: 4 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L6202
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Hooton Park - Hooton Park
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While performing a training sortie from RAF Hooton Park, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located seven miles south of Bethesda. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (11th RS):
Sgt George Markham Heppinstall, pilot,
Sgt William Frearson, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Owen Hargreaves, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Wendelin Bernard Bettin, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper near Garland: 4 killed

Date & Time:
Operator:
Registration:
42-68746
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fayetteville-Pope - Fayetteville-Pope
MSN:
11673
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Fayetteville-Pope AFB in the evening to complete a circular training flight. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located 11 miles southwest of Garland. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert M. Anderson,
2nd Lt Howard R. Johnson Jr.,
Sgt Roger H. Knowlton,
2nd Lt Richard G. Shipley.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Pensacola: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
2298
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Water looped on landing and sank off Pensacola, killing all three crew members.