Barksdale AFB

While cruising in a thunderstorm area, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in Mt Magazine, about five miles northwest of Havana, Arkansas. All six crew members were killed.

The crew was completing a flight from Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. While descending to Portland, the visibility was reduced due to fog and the crew was unable to localize the airfield and the runway. On approach, the aircraft crashed in a huge ball of fire in the Redbank Trailer Park. Both pilots and 18 people on the ground (mothers and their children) were killed. Less than one month later, one of the survivor died from his injuries.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at Barksdale AFB when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 3 km southeast of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Roy F. Wanamaker,
2nd Lt Dwight W. Corrier,
S/Sgt Robert H. Fry,
S/Sgt Edward E. Long.

Few minutes after takeoff from Barksdale AFB, while on a local training exercise, the airplane stalled and crashed northwest of Shreveport, some 16 km from the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt William A. Mihalovich,
2nd Lt Alexander D. Neilson,
2nd Lt Howard W. Niemeier Jr.,
S/Sgt Armand J. Martini,
S/Sgt Robert R. Peer,
Sgt Marion Anderson.

The airplane departed Barksdale AFB on a routine training exercise. En route, all crew members were forced to abandon the aircraft and to bail out due to an unexpected situation. Out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Tenaha, Texas, some 82 km southwest of Barksdale AFB. A crew was killed.
Crew:
Cpl Donald W. Katzenberger.

The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at Barksdale AFB. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured.
Those killed were:
1st Lt Weldon C. Randall, instructor pilot,
2nd Lt Walter M. Kislingbury,
2nd Lt William E. Mitchell,
F/O Frank J. Krejci,
Pvt Thomas G. Pavlinich.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 16 km west of Shreveport and was destroyed. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Doyce D. Harden,
2nd Lt John P. Petraitis,
S/Sgt John C. Aitchison,
F/O James E. O'Connor,
F/O Malcolm J. Tahl.

The airplane departed Barksdale AFB on a flight to Walterboro, carrying five passengers and three crew members. The pilot was advised not to go, but he felt he needed to leave before an advancing snowstorm across Texas would arrive. Over the region of Monroe, Louisiana, the crew encountered poor visibility. The pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to fly below clouds when the airplane collided with trees and crashed in the LaFourche Swamp located some 16 km east of Monroe. The wreckage was found by hunters on 3 January 1943. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Fred M. Hampton, pilot,
2nd Lt Thomas A. Johnston, copilot,
2nd Lt Henry R. Perchal, navigator.
Passengers:
2nd Lt Henry M. Barlow,
2nd Lt Charles F. Raymond Jr.,
T/Sgt Edwin J. Mathews,
T/Sgt Robert P. Wiltshire
Sgt Murray E. Scott.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at Barksdale AFB. Upon landing, one of the main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft slid on runway for few dozen metres before coming to rest. While all six occupants escaped uninjured, the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was completing a local training exercise at Barksdale AFB. On final approach, the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alvin M. Dunn,
S/Sgt Arden R. Fox.