Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

During the takeoff roll at Argentia NAS, the airplane suffered a technical failure. It went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. There were no injuries among the crew.

One of the engine caught fire in flight. All eight crew members bailed out and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near Shallufa AFB. All crew members parachuted to safety.

After touchdown at Gander Airport, the airplane veered off runway and crashed into a snow bank. There were no injuries but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The airplane departed RAF Kinloss on an operation over England. For unknown reasons, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture near Shepreth. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew (90th Squadron):
F/Lt Sydney Adnil Pawle Fischer, pilot,
F/Sgt John Kenneth Henson, pilot,
F/Sgt David Musk, observer,
F/Sgt Peter Anthony Gibbs, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert George Gordon Millar, air gunner,
F/Sgt Robert Wallace George Goold, air gunner,
Sgt Donald Wilcox, air gunner.

The airplane suffered a structural failure in flight, forcing few occupants to bail out. The pilot was able to return to McDill AFB where the airplane made an emergency landing. After touchdown, it veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no casualties among the crew.
Crew:
Richard M. Craig.

The airplane departed Hickam AFB on a maritime patrol flight with a crew of 10 on board, looking for the Japanese invasion fleet which was expected after the December 7th attack. Just after their inbound turn the navigator discovered that there were some inconsistencies with their ‘known’ position and his estimated position. This pattern was repeating itself each time he took a sextant sighting. After reporting this to the pilot, he began a step by step check of all contributing factors and found the problem was the aircraft compass. It had not been recalibrated after the 0.50 caliber machine gun had been installed nearby. Therefore the compass was not reliable. The crew asked for a radio and heading check with Pearl Harbor. The heading they received was mixed up with another aircraft thus heading the B-17E out to sea - not to land. With no land in sight, it was getting dark and they were low on fuel. The pilot began a controlled ditching in the open sea about midnight, forty miles south of Kauai Island. With the nose up, the aircraft hit the water; the tail section up to just aft of the wings broke off and drifted away. Water came rushing into the compartments and everyone got out as best they could. In the water, they found only two 2-man rafts had deployed and were upside down. The other expected rafts did not launch when the aircraft hit the water. While clinging to the rafts, they began a crew count. One crew member was missing. It was dark and hard to see anything. Climbing onto the upside down rafts, they began calling for him. They heard a faint voice in the distance and began to move in that direction. They found the crew man riding, cowboy style, on the tail section, in front of the vertical stabilizer bruised but unhurt. Now they were all together, cold, wet, a long way from base, and a long night ahead. After three days and nights afloat, they were located by a PBY-5 Catalina which landed in heavy seas to rescue them, damaging the hull in the swell. Returning to Pearl Harbor, because of the damage to the PBY hull during the water landing, the PBY had to make a high speed run and fly up the sea plane ramp. The pilots nosed the PBY up the ramp and it skidded across the tarmac, came to a halt and slowly rocked onto one wing float. There were a lot of people waiting for them - Army, Navy, Medics. The nine crew were back at Pearl and on the way to the hospital. The crew killed was U/N Earl J. Cooper.
Source: www.joebaugher.com

The airplane departed Dow AFB on a local test flight with a crew of nine on board. Shortly after takeoff, one of the engine failed. The airplane lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. All nine crew members were rescued, among them three were seriously injured.
Crew:
Carl T. Goldenberg +8.

After takeoff from Spokane-Geiger Field, while climbing, one of the engine failed. The pilot circled the airfield and elected to return for an emergency landing when the airplane crashed on short final. Five crew members were killed and three others were injured. One of 500 pounds bombs detonated on impact.
Crew:
Cpt Eugene Dimitry Zadontseff, pilot,
S/Sgt Ester Brannon,
Cpl Clarence A. Cunningham,
1st Lt Elbert D. Hoffman,
Avc Edwin Bruce Perkins.

While overflying Luzon Island, the four engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter and crashed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (19th BG):
Cpt Colin Purdie Kelly Jr.,
S/Sgt William J. Delehanty +3.

On approach to Hickam AFB, the airplane was attacked by the pilot of a Japanese fighter. Bullets hit the aircraft and its cargo. Several explosions occurred, and upon touchdown, the bomber went out of control and veered off runway, coming to rest broken in two and bursting into flames. A crew member was killed and seven others were injured.