Consolidated B-24 Liberator

While flying along the Italian coast, the four engine airplane was shot down by an Italian fighter and crashed into the sea off Messina. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt James K. Brereton,
1st Lt Russell E. Wilkins,
1st Lt Donald L. Burgess,
1st Lt Thomas V. Flynn,
S/Sgt Charles D. Hartley,
T/Sgt Henry R. Ballentine,
Sgt Kenneth L. Gardner,
Sgt Alfonse Schembri.

The crew departed Tarrant AFB on a local training exercise. En route, after the engine n°2 was feathered, the crew mistakenly shut down the engine n°1. Due to an insufficient speed, the airplane lost height and crashed in a pasture in Weatherford, about 34 km west of Tarrant AFB. Two crew members were killed and seven others were injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Those killed were:
Pvt Thadas G. Searcy,
Pfc Charles D. Wilkins.

The airplane departed Luganville Airfield at 0416LT on a reconnaissance mission over New Georgia. About 30 seconds after takeoff, while in initial climb, the airplane initiated a left turn then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea some 800 metres offshore. All 12 occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt H. M. Roberts, pilot,
Cpt Benjamin C. Y. Fuller,
Lt Harold W. Ervin,
S/Sgt Ernest L. Bakey,
Cpl Richard P. Chanard,
Sgt Herbert E. Knecht,
Cpl Henry B. Nielson,
Cpl Alvin A. Nowrk,
Pfc Lester C. Simkins,
Pfc James K. Davis,
Pfc Robert S. Edwards,
Pfc Johnny F. Tarzi.

Crashed while taking off from Biggs AFB and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crashed on landing at Biggs AFB and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

En route from Sewart AFB (Smyrna) to Montreal, the crew encountered poor weather conditions due to heavy snow falls. While cruising in limited visibility, the airplane impacted the western slope of Mt Buckhorn and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed. The airplane was on a delivery flight to the Royal Air Force and should be registered FL957.
Crew:
1st Lt James D. Houston,pilot.
2nd Lt Joe J. Hays, copilot,
Pfc Frank Rohozka,flight engineer.

While returning to base following a practice bombing exercise, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In an attempt to fly over the stormy area, the captain tried to climb to 20,000 feet but the airplane stalled twice, probably due to icing. Eventually, the crew decided to bail out and abandoned the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a prairie located 13 km north of Arnold. Four crew parachuted to safety, one was injured and the navigator 1st Lt James D. Graham was killed after his parachute failed to open.

Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Elmendorf AFB. There were no fatalities.

While flying along the Italian shore, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Messina. The crew fate remains unknown while the aircraft christened 'Malicious' was lost.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at Wright-Patterson AFB. On final approach, following a wrong judgement on part of the crew, the airplane landed in a drainage ditch and crashed. A crew was killed and a second was seriously injured. After the pilots were evacuated, the airplane caught fire and was destroyed.
Crew:
Maj Roy W. Gustafson, pilot,
1st Lt Charles H. Parkey, copilot. †