Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore V in Kütahya AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
5329
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Kütahya
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Niyazi Kuray was killed when the twin engine aircraft crashed near the Kütahya airbase while completing a training mission.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore IIIA in RAF Taftîsh Gianaclîs

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
FA262
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Taftîsh Gianaclîs - Taftîsh Gianaclîs
Location:
Taftîsh Gianaclîs AFB
Beheira
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After take off from RAF Taftîsh Gianaclîs, while climbing to a height of 1,800 feet, the aircraft collided with birds that hit the left wing. The captain decided to return and completed a safe landing without further problem. While all four crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Bird strike during initial climb.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore in West Felton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
NG689
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Rednal – Hullavington
Location:
Rednal AFB
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
After take off from RAF Rednal, while on a ferry flight to RAF Hullavington, the aircraft failed to gain height and crashed in a field in West Felton, less than 2 miles from the airfield. Three crew members were injured while two others were killed.
Crew killed were:
W/C David Scott Wilkerson, †
Maj James Wilfred Cross, †

Crash of a Martin A-30A-30-MA Baltimore off Dry Tortugas

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1944 at 1558 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
43-8890
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wilmington - Raleigh - Jacksonville - Nassau
MSN:
7747
YOM:
1943
Location:
Dry Tortugas
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
1100
Captain / Total hours on type:
60.00
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Wilmington-New Castle County Airport on a delivery flight to Nassau. The crew made two fuel stops in Raleigh and Jacksonville. En route to Nassau, the crew encountered restricted visibility with scattered to broken cumulus with base at 2,000 feet and top at 6,000 feet. The crew deviated from the prescribed route and due to a fuel exhaustion, was forced to ditch the airplane off Dry Tortugas, west of Key West. The crew evacuated the airplane that sank within a minute. The crew was rescued about 15 minutes later by the ship SS Paulsboro. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was still registered 43-8890 and operated by the USAAF as it was supposed to be delivered to the Royal Air Force in Nassau and registered FW733.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert E. Allen, pilot,
Cpl Robert D. Arigoni.
Probable cause:
The aircraft was ditched by the crew due to a fuel exhaustion caused by a pilot error and poor judgment in navigation. At the time of the accident, the directional finding equipment was inoperative and the crew was flying under VMR mode.
Final Report:
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