Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator at Bolling AFB

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-11917
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
413
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator at Bolling AFB

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-11671
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
167
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed upon landing at Bolling AFB and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B-DL Havoc at Bolling AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL487
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was supposed to be delivered to the Royal Air Force in Canada. Shortly after takeoff from Bolling AFB, it went out of control and crashed in the Potomac River. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Jack H. Marine, pilot, +2.

Crash of a Martin YB-10 at Bolling AFB

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)
Operator:
Registration:
33-146
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
514
YOM:
1933
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Northop Y1C-19 Alpha near Petersburg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Northrop Alpha 2
Operator:
Registration:
31-518
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Spartanburg – Bolling
Location:
Petersburg
Virginia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Spartanburg on a flight to Bolling AFB. En route, the pilot encountered foggy conditions and attempted and emergency landing when the aircraft crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Fokker C-5 at Bolling AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F10
Operator:
Registration:
29-405
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bolling – Springfield
MSN:
1023
YOM:
1929
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Bolling AFB, while climbing to a height of 300 feet, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed, among them William Kirk Kaynor (45), Senator of Massachusetts.

Crash of a Fokker C-2A in Royalton: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fokker C-2
Operator:
Registration:
26-204
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Harrisburg - Bolling AFB
Location:
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Harrisburg Airport, while climbing, one of the engine failed. The pilot elected to return when the aircraft stalled and crashed in the backyard of a residence located in Royalton, less than 2 km east from the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while seven other occupants were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries. The aircraft was on its way to the Bolling AFB, Washington DC.
Crew:
Henry Rosser Angell, pilot,
Passengers:
1st Henry Crowan,
1st Lt Samuel P. Jones,
Sgt Joseph B. McCarthy,
Sgt Rudolph J. Le Hutta,
Sgt Patrick Conroy,
Pvt Clarence E. Birch,
Pvt Mike D. Kelly.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Crash of a Curtiss JN-4 at Bolling AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss JN-4
Operator:
Registration:
AC-45012
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bolling AFB - Bolling AFB
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Bolling AFB when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances south of the airbase. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.

Crash of a Curtiss Eagle in Morgantown: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss Eagle
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64243
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Langley – Bolling
Location:
Morgantown
Maryland
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The ambulance airplane of the 1st Provisional Air Brigade, crashed during a severe thunderstorm attempting to land at Morgantown, Maryland, while returning to Bolling Field, District of Columbia, from Langley Field, Virginia. The pilot, 1st Lt. Stanley M. Ames, and six passengers were killed. Four of the six were Air Service officers and an enlisted man. Two United States congressmen had chosen not to make the flight because of airsickness on the flight from Washington to Langley.
Probable cause:
The Army's Inspector General conducted an investigation of the crash and theorized that the aircraft stalled when it encountered an updraft at low altitude while trying to clear trees near the unfamiliar field and fell vertically, nose first, into the ground.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 at Bolling AFB

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-32562
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an in-flight fire.
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