Martin B-26 Marauder

The crew left Lyon-Bron Airport on a bombing mission to south Germany. Shortly after takeoff, a technical failure forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing but the aircraft crash landed in a field located in Colombier-Saugnieu. Two crew members were killed while four others were injured.
Crew (Groupe II/20 Bretagne)
S/Lt Hentges, pilot,
Sgt Bourrassier, copilot,
S/Lt Alexandre Dravert, flight engineer, †
S/Lt Pernot, navigator,
Sgt Vezan, air gunner,
Sgt Louis Moulard, radio operator. †

Attached to the Groupe de Bombardement Moyen I/22 Maroc, the aircraft left Lyon-Bron Airport in the morning to bomb several bridges over the Rhine. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire, exploded and crashed in flames in a field located in Chalampé. Four crew members were killed while three others were wounded. The aircraft was registered 08 and 42-107713.
Crew:
Cdt Raoul Robert Albert Menard, pilot, †
Cpt Lucien Joseph Theobald, bomber, †
S/Lt Eugène Truchot, navigator, †
Sgt/C Pierre Marc Boutin, radio operator, †
Adj Jean-Baptiste Liebenguth, air gunner,
Lt Fourlinnie,
Cpl Letoffet, air gunner.
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About four minutes after takeoff from Lyon-Bron Airport, the right engine caught fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a snow covered field but the aircraft collided with poplars and crashed, bursting into flames. While the aircraft was destroyed by fire, all five crew members evacuated safely. The crew was returning to his base following a bombing mission over Rhine bridges. It is believed that the aircraft may have been damaged by the German Flak during the operation. The crew was attached to the Groupe de Bombardement Moyen 2/63 Sénégal.
Crew:
Lt Willy Pinhede, pilot,
Lt Duwernell, copilot,
S/Lt Stoff, navigator,
Adj Sagazan, radio operator,
Victor Schoenenberger, flight engineer.

The crew departed Nassau-Lynden Pindling Field on a local training mission. Shortly after takeoff, the right engine failed. The crew was unable to maintain a safe altitude and the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea some 500 yards offshore, about 7 km northeast of the airport, near the Balmoral Island. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
crew:
F/O John Walter Wood, pilot,
F/O Maurice Francis O’Neill, copilot.

Shortly after take off, while in initial climb, the aircraft hit power cables and crashed in a huge explosion. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (14th Squadron):
W/O Frank Elliott, pilot,
Sgt Alan Keith Stewart, pilot,
Sgt James Michael Kahle, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Joseph Heller, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John William Bates, air gunner,
F/Sgt Cyril Mervyn Taylor, air gunner.

The crew was engaged in a night reconnaissance mission over the Mediterranean Sea. Shortly after take off from Alghero Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft hit a mountain and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (14th Squadron):
F/O Maurice Trevor Holmes, pilot,
P/O Phillip Matthew Todd, pilot,
Sgt Cornelius Swinnerton Keefe, navigator,
Sgt Walter Herbert Ellis, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Mark Irwin, wireless operator and air gunner,
W/O William Hadyn Scourfield, air gunner.

While on a mission over the Mediterranean Sea, the Marauder was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.109. The captain was able to leave the combat area and started a descent to the Alghero Airport but was unable to lower the landing gear. Thus, the twin engine aircraft belly landed and skidded for several yards before coming to rest. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all eight crew members were unhurt.
Crew (14th Squadron):
P/O Herschell 7.

The crew left Lake Charles AFB on a routine training exercise over the Gulf of Mexico. En route, the twin engine aircraft crashed in the sea for unknown reason. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

While flying over the county of East Sussex in low visibility, the bomber collided with another Martin B-26 Marauder of the USAAF. Registered 42-96249, it was also carrying a crew of six. Following the collision, both bombers dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Battle. A crew member on board 42-107592 survived while all 11 other occupants were killed.
Crew (394th BG):
Lt Tommie Potts,
Sgt George J. Kyle, †
Lt Christian Burger, †
Lt Leroy A. Dyer, †
Sgt James M. Long, †
Sgt George W. Williams. †

While flying over the county of East Sussex in low visibility, the bomber collided with another Martin B-26 Marauder of the USAAF. Registered 42-107592, it was also carrying a crew of six. Following the collision, both bombers dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Battle. A crew member on board 42-107592 survived while all 11 other occupants were killed.
Crew (394th BG):
Lt Thomas Jenkins,
Lt Walter Winter,
Sgt Boris R. Salinsky,
Sgt William C. Hoeb,
Sgt Ralph D. Parker,
Sgt Edward F Bailey.
Source: ASN