Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I near Kaldaðarnes AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1941 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T9416
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kaldaðarnes - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
414-2451
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Following an anti-shipping mission over the Atlantic, the crew was returning to base at Kaldaðarnes when he encountered poor visibility on approach. In darkness and low clouds, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain near the airbase and was destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O E. E. Stewart,
Se E. R. Budgell,
Sgt V. S. Lewis,
Sgt W. Dodds.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I at Kaldaðarnes AFB

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T9419
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kaldaðarnes - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
414-2454
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Kaldaðarnes AFB, while completing a training mission, the twin engine airplane undershot the runway and crashed. The crew escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I at Kaldaðarnes AFB

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1941 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V9055
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kaldaðarnes - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
414-2579
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Kaldaðarnes AFB on a convoy escort mission. During the takeoff roll, a sheep ran onto the runway in front of the aircraft. The pilot tried to avoid the collision but the airplane veered to the left when the left main gear collapsed, causing the left wing to struck the runway surface. The airplane slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All four crew members evacuated safely, among them one was slightly injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and later by the explosion of the bomb load.
Crew:
Sgt H. France-Cohen +3.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V9056
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kaldaðarnes - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
414-2580
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll from Kaldaðarnes AFB, the main landing gear collapsed and the airplane crashed. All five crew members evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt H. France-Cohen,
P/O D. M. Thompson,
LAC C. D. Mathison,
AC1 W. R. Barlow,
LAC F. S. Somerton.
Probable cause:
Undercarriage collapsed upon takeoff.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T9452
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kaldaðarnes - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
414-2505
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return to base at Kaldaðarnes following operations over the Atlantic Ocean. Lost without trace. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Paul Newbery Britton,
Sgt Joseph Campbell,
Sgt John Sydney Charles Edge,
Sgt Ernest George King.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I at Kaldaðarnes AFB

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T9456
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kaldaðarnes - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
414-2509
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew made a wheels up landing at Kaldaðarnes AFB due to technical issues with the gear extension system. All four crew members evacuated safely and the airplane was written off due to extensive damage sustained during the belly landing.
Crew:
F/O Sgt Myatt +3.
Probable cause:
Belly landing due to technical issues with the gear extension system.