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Crash of a Douglas C-47A-35-DL near Cold Bay: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-23867
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Elmendorf – Adak
MSN:
9729
YOM:
1943
Location:
Cold Bay
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Enroute from Elmendorf AFB to Adak Island NAS, the aircraft hit a snow covered mountain located in the Cathedral Valley, west off the Mt Pavlof Volcano, some 32 miles northeast of Cold Bay. Both passengers and a crew member were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Joseph R. Alexander, pilot,
2nd Lt Richard L. Cocanour, copilot,
Sgt Paul Sundermier, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert E. Davidson, radio operator. †
Passengers:
Lt Col Stephen G. Davison, †
2nd Lt Ernest T. Johnson. †

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Adak: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
34018
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Adak NAS - Adak NAS
MSN:
1572
Location:
Adak
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Bering Sea, off Adak NAS, Aleutian Islands. En route, the seaplane crashed into the sea in unknown circumstances. No trace of the aircraft nor the eight crew was found.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator off Atka Island: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-1104
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Adak - Adak
MSN:
44
YOM:
1941
Location:
Atka Island
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew left Adak NAS on a maritime patrol flight over the Bering Sea. En route, the four engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances north of the Atka Island, some 80 miles east of Adak Airfield. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
T/Sgt Paul J. Anderson,
S/Sgt Edgar H. Armstrong,
T/Sgt David W. Cassabaum,
2nd Lt Jerry F. Cerny,
Sgt Robert L. Eldredge,
2nd Lt Ray E. Fernandez,
S/Sgt Robert A. Manchester
S/Sgt George W. Myers,
2nd Lt Kenneth D. Nicol,
S/Sgt John W. O'Brien,
2nd Lt Richard A. Payne.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina near Adak: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
08055
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Topographic
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Adak - Adak
Location:
Adak
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
This Catalina had been modified to accommodate a nine lens aerial mapping camera developed by the Coast & Geodetic Survey. The aircraft was manned by a combined crew of Coast Guard and Coast & Geodetic Survey personnel when it crashed into Mount Moffett located 5 miles northwest of Adak, Aleutians Islands, while on a survey mission. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
L/Cdr George O. Olson,
Cdr Harry A. Bolles,
L/Cdr Edward L. Carpenter Jr.,
Ens Joe A. Sosbee,
Ens Ray B. Elliott,
Amm Charles E. Isakson,
Rm2 Arthur A. Boeke,
Amm Curtis K. Drennan.
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Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Adak Island: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
7271
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Adak - Adak
Location:
Adak
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Bering Sea, off Adak Island, while on a maritime patrol flight. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder off Kiska Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
40-1387
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Adak - Adak
MSN:
1387
YOM:
1940
Location:
Kiska Island
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Adak AFB to attack two Japanese destroyers cruising some 30 miles off Kiska Island. While approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea, killing all eight crew members. Crew from the 28th Bombing Group.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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