Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The airplane was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing four miles north of Milford. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Harry J. Hawthorne.

The airplane was engaged in an operation against Japanese positions in the region of Surabaya. En route, it was attacked by a Mitsubishi Zero and the left outboard engine caught fire. As the crew were unable to extinguish the fire, five crew members bailed out. Few minutes later, the other three airmen crash landed the airplane on Arends Island. All eight crew members were rescued and later transferred by a USAF Catalina.

The crew was involved in a test flight from Malang-Singosari Airfield. While returning to base, the four engine bomber was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed in a field located 30 km south of the airport, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (30th BS):
Cpt Ray L. Cox, pilot,
1st Lt John E. L. Huse, copilot,
S/Sgt John U. Sowa,
Sgt Arthur E. Karlinger,
Sgt John S. Penny,
Pfc Jack E. Bingham, air gunner,
Pvt Don H. Barnes, air gunner.

The airplane departed Malang Airport on an operation to Balikpapan. While returning to base, it was attacked by Japanese fighters. Hit in the tail, the airplane lost 4,000 feet then entered a dive and crashed nose first in the Makassar Strait. No trace of the crew was ever found.
Crew:
2nd Lt William Troy Biggers,
2nd Lt Richard Wellington Cease,
S/Sgt J. Gordon Drake,
Cpl Cecil R. Hamman,
2nd Lt Jack Thomas Laughlin,
Pfc Charles T. Pritchard,
Lt Col Stanley Keith Robinson,
1st Lt Walter William Sparks Jr.,
Pfc Lloyd N. Terrell.

Crashed shortly after take off from Batchelor Airport, Northern Territories. All five occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The reason of the mishap remains unknown.

En route, the crew encountered unknown problems and attempted to make an emergency landing. With its gear retracted, the aircraft crash landed in a marshy field 25 km northeast of Bangkalan and was damaged beyond repair. All eight occupants were uninjured.

After landing on a wet grassy runway, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to a halt. There were no injuries among the crew.

An engine caught fire in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crashed in San José and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no casualties among the crew and the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
George H. Blas.

After takeoff from Pendleton Airport, while climbing, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed 4 km north of the airfield. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Andrew J. Francisco,
Sgt Donald Clark,
Pvt Lovis Fagan,
2nd Lt Leroy E. Grindle,
Cpl Vernon A. Learman,
2nd Lt Ruel Carter Shows,
S/Sgt Allen D. Spiers,
Pvt George Vrable.

After landing on a grass runway at Malang Airport, the airplane encountered difficulties to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest in a ditch. All seven crew members escaped with minor injuries. At the time of the accident, the grass runway was so wet that it was considered as a sea of mud.