Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The crew left RAF Leuchars at 2011LT on a patrol mission over Kattegat, taking part to the battle for freedom of Denmark. To avoid German radars, the captain decided to overfly Denmark at low height. In low visibility due to the night, the bomber hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located in Årestrup. All 11 crew members were killed.
Crew (206th Squadron):
Lt Cdr N. Guilonard, pilot,
P/O W. T. H. Gale, flight engineer,
F/O A. J. Harding, navigator,
W/O G. H. Topcliffe, navigator,
F/Lt P. S. L. Laycock, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt F. R. Orritt, wireless operator and air gunner,
W/O W. W. Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner,
W/O T. K. Theaker, wireless operator and air gunner,
W/O G. C. K. Long, air gunner,
W/O K. Emery, air gunner,
F/O A. R. T. Smith.

During the takeoff roll, the airplane failed to gain sufficient height, overran and hit an embankment, nosed down and crashed about 150 metres past the runway end, coming to rest on its nose. Six crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew (740th Bombardment Squadron, 455th Bombardment Group):
Lt James T. Harris, pilot, †
2nd Lt Wilbur D. Blackwell, copilot, †
2nd Lt Samuel H. Slawett, navigator, †
F/O Charles R. Shelton, bomber, †
Cpl Delker L. Krumey, flight engineer and air gunner, †
Cpl William C. Edghill, radio operator, †
Cpl Peter W. Armato,
Cpl Donald F. Behkamp,
Cpl Robert Smith,
Cpl Thomas C. Roberts.

Fifteen minutes after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval Airport, while climbing, the engine number three caught fire. The captain decided to return to Dorval but realized it would not be possible. So he attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in flames in a field located in Saint-Simon-de-Bagot, about 50 km east of Montreal. Two passengers were killed. On the ground, Mr. R. Plouffe was killed while trying to get to the burning aircraft. Electricity wires brought down by the aircraft caused his death.
Crew:
G. I. Voorhees, pilot,
David J. Mitchell, copilot,
F/Lt M. S. Ferguson, navigator,
Leonard William Smith, flight engineer,
E. A. Hunt, radio operator.
Passengers:
L. A. Ready,
A. E. Colato,
F/O Joseph Hall, †
C/O Douglas C Morrison. †

Enroute, the heavy bomber hit the slope of Mt Plukkutjonnfjell located in the Snåsa district. The aircraft was destroyed and all 12 crew members were killed.
Crew (492nd BG):
F/O Arthur H. Barbknecht,
2nd Lt Richard A. Bosch,
1st Lt Leon Dibble Jr.,
1st Lt William H. Hudson,
Sgt Gilbert L. Magruder,
Sgt Angelo Santini,
Sgt Fayette Shelledy,
Sgt Jack H. Spyker.
NORSO Group Members:
1st Lt Baine E. Jones,
Cpl Robert N. Anderson,
Sgt Knut J. Falck,
Tec Bernard N. Iversen.

The crew was on his way to attack Japanese positions. While overflying the Sawoe Sea at low height, the heavy bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea. 10 crew members were killed while W/O K. R. Schilling survived as he bailed out before the crash but was badly injured.
Crew (24th Squadron):
F/O S. L. McDonald, pilot,
P/O K. A. Brown, copilot,
F/O P. A. Mouatt, navigator,
Sgt W. J. Wignall, flight engineer,
A. G. Worley, bombadier,
W/O K. R. Schilling, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt L. K. Walnsley, air gunner,
F/Sgt J. A. Thomas, air gunner,
F/Sgt R. J. Banks, air gunner,
F/Sgt T. E. Bowen, air gunner,
F/Sgt T. A. Davis, air gunner.

The crew was on his way to attack Japanese positions. While overflying the Sawoe Sea at low height, the heavy bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea. 9 crew members were killed while two others were injured.
Crew (24th Squadron):
F/Lt Eric V. Ford, pilot,
W/O C. G Vickers, copilot,
F/Lt L. D. Crowther, navigator,
Sgt W. W. Sayer, flight engineer,
F/Lt W. Laing, bombadier,
F/O R. T. Jordon, wireless operator and air gunner,
W/O A. N. Collins, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt K. J. White, air gunner,
F/Sgt L. Raine, air gunner,
F/Sgt J. M. Waddell, air gunner,
F/Sgt L. Faichnie, air gunner.

While on a bombing mission over Germany, the airplane was shot down by a Me.242, broke in two and crashed near Ludwigslust. Nine crew members were killed and a tenth survived and became PoW.

The four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in St Ola, southeast of Kirkwall. A crew member was seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed, among them six members of the Norwegian Special Forces.
Crew:
2nd Lt Charles J. Allessio,
T/Sgt Trygve Berge,
Sgt Eugene J. Graf Jr,
S/Sgt E. E. Kjelness,
Sgt Edward W. Kussman,
S/Sgt William E. Lewis Jr.,
Tec Leif E. Meland,
Tec Gerald Ottersland,
2nd Lt Henry L. Polansky,
Tec Johannas S. Rorvick,
2nd Lt Frederick William Smickle Jr.,
Tec Eddie O. Sondeno,
Sgt William K. Stevens.

The undercarriage collapsed on landing. The aircraft skidded for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was involved in a special paratroop mission over Indonesia. As the aircraft was never found, it is believed it crashed into the sea off Borneo.