Training

The four engine aircraft was carrying a crew of 11 who was completing a local training flight at Fort Worth-Greater Southwest Airport on behalf of the Air National Guard. They were on a four hour training flight, making touch and go landings. Four such landings were completed without incident. During the fifth approach, the airplane was too low, struck an embankment short of runway, broke up, skidded on the runway and burst into flames. Four crew members were killed while seven others were injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed.
Crew:
Maj Henry C. Smyth,
M/Sgt Roy R Sypert, †
M/Sgt Robert E. Weeks, †
T/Sgt Emil J. Trojacek, †
S/Sgt Charles W. Elmore, †
Maj Charles D. Foran,
Maj Charles S. Chester,
Cpt James W. Kumpf,
1st Lt Richard Yeates,
M/Sgt Frank D. Hutchinson,
M/Sgt Hoyt E. Moore.

Collided in flight with another Argentinian Air Force MS.760 over Córdoba. While the crew of the second aircraft was able to land at Córdoba Airport, E-231 dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie, killing both pilots.

The aircraft belly landed at Tokyo-Haneda Airport for unknown reason. All four crew members who were completing a training flight were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew departed Argentia NAS for a training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. While in cruising altitude, a generator failed. Few minutes later, a second generator failed as well and the crew decided to return to Argentia NAS for a safe landing. On final approach in marginal weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Bay of Placentia, about 6,5 km off shore. The aircraft was destroyed and all 10 crew members were killed.

The crew departed Bousfer Airbase in Algeria on a long distance navigation training mission to Heraklion, Greece, on behalf of the Flotille 21.F based at Nîmes-Garons NAS, France. Following an uneventful flight, the crew was approaching Heraklion Airport when an engine caught fire. Control was lost and the airplane crashed few km from the runway threshold. Four crew members were injured and nine others were killed. The civil registration of the aircraft was F-XCUR.
Those killed were:
OE3 Henri Schimpf,
EV2 Pollard,
PM Brocard,
MT Le Bris,
MT Henry,
MT Didier,
MT Aguen,
SM François,
SM Jégou.

Crashed while on night low‑level mission in Montana. Mission was to make two low-level entry points for training a new navigator and testing ground avoidance equipment. The first entry point was the Flint Rock Oil Burner Run where plane was flying a most level flight path missing the first knoll at 2550' elevation, continued until contacting a second knoll approximately 300' farther on the line of flight where plane disintegrated. The wreckage was found near Jordan, about 60 miles south of Glasgow.
Crew:
Cpt Guido J. Pizzeck Jr., pilot,
Cpt Willis C. Morris, copilot,
Cpt John H. Pulliam, navigator,
Cpt Jerry W. Berendzen, navigator,
1st Lt Daniel C. Woodward, EWO,
1st Lt David L. Harlan, navigator,
T/Sgt Edwin Fonzy Arlington, air gunner.

The crew departed a temporary airstrip for a local training mission with three other similar aircraft. While in formation, the aircraft collided in unknown circumstances with a second Caribou registered 63-9749 carrying also three crew members. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie located 18 miles south of Augusta. All six crew members in both airplanes were killed.

The crew departed a temporary airstrip for a local training mission with three other similar aircraft. While in formation, the aircraft collided in unknown circumstances with a second Caribou registered 63-9749 carrying also three crew members. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie located 18 miles south of Augusta. All six crew members in both airplanes were killed.

The crew was completing a local training flight at Manawa Airport on behalf of the 78th Squadron. Upon landing in strong winds, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and struck tree stumps before coming to rest. All three crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that the accident occurred while a tornado was around the airport.

Following an uneventful training mission over the Lopburi region, the aircraft was returning to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, carrying three crew members and 30 paratroopers on behalf of the 22th Airborne Unit. On final approach by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions due to fog when the airplane struck trees and crashed 2 km short of runway threshold. Five occupants were injured while 28 other were killed.