Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress in Palembang

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-2419
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2230
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing on a wet grassy runway, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to a halt. There were no injuries among the crew.

Crash of a Martin 166 WH-3 into the South China Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
M-555
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Singkawang - Palembang
MSN:
790
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Singkawang on a flight to Palembang with four crew members on board. It failed to arrive at destination and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the South China Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Jan Beens,
Hendricus Joseph Theodorus Engelbert,
Theodorus Jacobus Sebertus van der Sluijs +1.