Douglas B-18 Bolo

The airplane departed Phoenix on a flight to Hawaii with an intermediate stop in San Rafael, California. While cruising over the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew encountered poor visibility due to heavy snow falls. The airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located about 10 miles west of Big Pine. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned as no trace was found. The wreckage was eventually found by walkers on July 5, 1942.
Crew:
Cpt James Gordon Leavitt,
S/Sgt Stephen W. Hoffman,
Pfc Samuel J. Van Hamm Jr.
Passengers:
Maj Gen Herbert Arthur Dargue,
Lt Col Charles W. Bundy,
Lt Col George W. Rickey,
Maj Hugh Francis McCaffery,
1st Lt Homer C. Burns.

The airplane crashed upon landing at Westover AFB and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Albert J. Wilsey.

The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Atlantic Ocean, about 70 miles off Borinquen, Puerto Rico. At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
Maurice M. Miller.

The twin engine airplane departed Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City in the afternoon, carrying four passengers and three crew members. The goal of the mission was to transfer Major Robert E. L. Pirtle, who was the flight commander of the 88th Squadron, to the west coast in view of a later transfer to the Philippines. Over Utah, the crew encountered stormy weather and the captain ordered the occupants to bail out. Six were able to evacuate the cabin and five of them parachuted to safety, one was killed as his parachute failed to open. A crew member was also killed as he remained on board until the airplane crashed on the slope of Iron Mountain, west of Park City.
Crew:
1st Lt William E. Basye, pilot,
2nd Lt Mabry Simmons,
Sgt Jack D. Anderson, flight engineer. †
Passengers:
Maj Robert E. L. Pirtle, †
2nd Lt C. A. Smith,
S/Sgt Eugene V. Bynum,
Pfc Raymond L. Torgerson.

The airplane departed Westover AFB on a transit flight to Bangor. For unknown reasons, the crew missed Bangor Airport and continued to the northeast. As the airplane ran out of fuel, the pilot attempted an emergency landing when it crashed in a dense wooded area located about 10 miles south of Springfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Peyton Winfred Beckham,
Cpl Jacob L. Parson,
Pfc Lee E. Rothermel,
2nd Lt Wyman O. Thompson.

For unknown reasons, the crew abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed two miles west of Great Falls. There were no casualties and the airplane was destroyed.

En route from San Rafael to Salt Lake City, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions when the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of the Twin Sisters Peak located 10 km east of Napa. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all five occupants were killed.
Crew:
T/Sgt Robert M. Kinney,
Cpt Franklin Smith Nelson,
Pfc John W. Phillips,
2nd Lt Eugene W. Sell,
T/Sgt Andrew Zeik.

While cruising in poor weather conditions (stormy conditions), the twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a huge explosion north of Flagstaff. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Donald Gladney Boyd,
2nd Lt R. H. Conway,
2nd Lt William Wesley Crim,
Cpl Leo E. Gillem,
1st Lt Arnold T. King,
Pfc Lawrence T. Morfeld.

The airplane suffered an accident while taxiing at Hickam AFB, Honolulu. There were no casualties.

While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Constance (2,364 metres high) located in the Olympic National Park, about 62 km northwest of Seattle. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Edward H. Valorz, pilot,
S/Sgt Robert D. Dexter,
Pvt Jack J. Huppert,
Pvt Milford Knight,
Sgt James W. Page,
2nd Lt John W. Winship.