Crash of a Douglas A-20 Havoc II at RAF Hunsdon

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AH473
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hunsdon - Hunsdon
Location:
Hunsdon AFB
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting a GCI training flight at RAF Hunsdon. On final approach, at a height of 100 feet, both engines lost power. The airplane stalled and landed hard, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and both crew members were injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power on final.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc near Taft: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL902
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Taft
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located 15 miles west of Taft. At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
William C. Daniel.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc II in Camas: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL382
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Camas
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Camas. At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
Harry O'Neal.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc in Stanford

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1941 at 1545 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
40-165
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wright-Patterson - Wright Patterson
Location:
Stanford
Kentucky
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, on a solo test flight. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet in marginal weather conditions over Kentucky, both engines lost power and failed. The pilot bailed out and parachuted to safety while the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field in Stanford.
Crew:
Lt Robert W. Edwards, pilot.
Probable cause:
The pilot abandoned the airplane due to a fuel exhaustion while flying in poor weather conditions.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc II at RAF Hunsdon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AH432
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hunsdon - Hunsdon
Location:
Hunsdon AFB
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Hunsdon at 1545LT on a local training exercise. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase at low height, the airplane collided with trees and crashed, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Maurice Charles Woodgate, pilot, †
Sgt Smith, observer,
Sgt Arthur Edward Norrish, wireless operator. †

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc I at RAF Cranfield

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
BT460
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cranfield - Cranfield
Location:
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local solo training exercise at RAF Cranfield. For unknown reasons, the airplane belly landed and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc in Spartanburg

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
40-98
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Spartanburg-Downtown Memorial
South Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Spartanburg Airport. At least one crew member was killed, Neil D. Van Sickle.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc II in Mohawk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL882
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Desert
Location:
Mohawk
Arizona
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Mohawk. At least one crew member was killed, Ivan J. May.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc II near Welton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL880
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Desert
Location:
Welton
Arizona
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 22 miles south of Welton. At least one crew member was killed, Lawrence A. Barrett Jr.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc I off Worthing: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
BD124
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ford - Ford
Location:
Worthing
West Sussex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew were conducting a night test flight out from RAF Ford when the airplane crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Worthing. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Norman Cox, pilot,
F/Sgt Drummond Chapman,
F/Sgt Douglas John Parr,
Sgt John Raymond Sullivan.
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