Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

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29733

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Training

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4886

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Puget Sound

Washington

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United States of America

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North America

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The crew was involved in training mission jointly with a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. In unknown circumstances, both aircraft collided and crashed into the Puget Sound, about two miles off Richmond Beach. All seven crew members on both aircraft were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II off Port Maitland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1943 at 1845 LT

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AJ173

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4311

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Captain / Total flying hours:

326

Captain / Total hours on type:

81.00

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The crew was engaged in a training flight off the west coast of Nova Scotia. En route, the twin engine aircraft disappeared and crashed in the Gulf of Maine, off Port Maitland. Some debris were found three days later but no trace of the four occupants.
Crew (34th OTU):
P/O Thomas Anthony Corr, pilot,
P/O Fintan Howard Lalor, navigator,
F/S David Armstrong Cannon, wireless operator and air gunner.
Passenger:
O/S Ronald Herbert Faulkner.
Source:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbpennfi/penn8b3Accident_MishapReports.htm

Probable cause:

No evidence to determiner the cause of the crash.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II off Calais

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943

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AE781

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The twin engine aircraft left RAF Feltwell at 1420LT to bomb the Saint-Omer Aerodrome, with 11 other similar aircraft. While approaching the French coast, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak. With both engine on fire, it was impossible for the pilot to continue the mission so all four crew members bailed out. The aircraft crashed some 300 yards off shore and was lost. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew (464th Squadron):
P/O P. R. Roberts, pilot,
P/O P. C. Middleton, navigator,
F/Sgt J. Dowling, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt J. F. Webb, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1943

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AJ188

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The twin engine aircraft left RAF Feltwell at 1220LT to attack the airport of Cherbourg-Maupertus with five other similar aircraft. After an uneventful mission, the aircraft was returning to its base when it crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel, killing all four crew members.
Crew (464th Squadron):
Sgt N. E. Powell, pilot,
Sgt P. A. Nodes, navigator,
Sgt J, Dunne, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt S. J. Newton, air gunner.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II in West Stow: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1943

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AJ171

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While performing a training sortie from RAF Feltwell, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops, crashed and disintegrated in a field near West Stow. Two crew members were killed while the navigator was seriously injured. For unknown reason, the pilot was flying at an insufficient altitude and did not detect the trees.
Crew (487th Squadron):
Sgt Gerald John Abrey, pilot, †
Sgt H. Aldridge, navigator,
F/O Frederick Douglas Drake, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II in Eindhoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1239 LT

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AE902

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Plain, Valley

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4245

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The crew left RAF Feltwell to bomb a Philips factory located in Eindhoven. On target, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field, killing all four crew members.
Crew (487th Squadron):
Sgt J. L.Greening,
Sgt E. C. Mowforth,
Sgt D. H. Harries,
Sgt B. H. Thomas.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I in Eindhoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1239 LT

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AE702

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Plain, Valley

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The crew left RAF Feltwell to bomb a Philips factory located in Eindhoven. On target, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into a block of houses, killing all four crew members.
Crew (464th Squadron):
F/O Maurice G. Moor, pilot,
F/O Nathan Cohen, navigator,
P/O Sidney A. Venneear, wireless operator,
Sgt Mervyn Lionel Vivian Hass, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed P-V1 Ventura near Caledonia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1942 at 2130 LT

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AE932

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Cargo

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Plain, Valley

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Dartmouth – Yarmouth

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En route to Yarmouth with a load of hydraulic oil, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with light rain, visibility up to 5 miles and clouds down to 500 feet. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area located 6 km northeast of Caledonia. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Crew (34th OTU):
P/O Harold Otto Male, pilot,
AC1 Thomas Frederick Sargeant, flight engineer,
P/O Stanley Evans Sutherland, wireless operator and air gunner.
Source:
http://wartimeheritage.com/storyarchive2/crash20nov42.htm

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. The aircraft was so badly wrecked and scattered that it was impossible to make any observations on the instruments, flying controls, engine controls or fuel tanks.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura near Benton

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942

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