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Crash of a Fairchild Pilgrim 100B in Nome: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1944 at 1548 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild Pilgrim 100A
Operator:
Registration:
NC742N
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nome – Moses Point – Nulato – Galena – Fairbanks
MSN:
6706
Location:
Nome
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Captain / Total flying hours:
3477
Captain / Total hours on type:
114.00
Aircraft flight hours:
6352
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Nome Airport in poor weather conditions (snow falls), the single engine aircraft hit trees and crashed on a mountain slope. All six occupants were killed, among them a crew of three.
Crew:
Robert Leslie Bullis,
Fred Moller,
Mr. Theodore.
Probable cause:
The probably cause of this accident was failure of the pilot to recognize his proximity to the ground due to heavy snow which entirely covered the terrain.
Final Report:

Crash of a Consolidated B-24E-25-FO Liberator in Gate: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-7436
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
460
Location:
Gate
Oklahoma
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, the B-24 Liberator collided in unknown circumstances with another USAAF Liberator registered 41-28491 and carrying a crew of four. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed 8 miles southwest of Gate. All nine occupants on both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt J. B. Bolyn, pilot,
PFC Frank Ganz,
F/O Roger F. Hance,
2nd Lt Chester H. Henson Jr,
2nd Lt Blanchard J. Horne Jr.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24E-20-DT Liberator in Gate: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-28491
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
83
Location:
Gate
Oklahoma
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route, the B-24 Liberator collided in unknown circumstances with another USAAF Liberator registered 42-7436 and carrying a crew of five. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed 8 miles southwest of Gate. All nine occupants on both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt George W. Medley, pilot, 3.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-65-DL near Sanford: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1944 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-100493
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Fayetteville - Raleigh - Greensboro
MSN:
18956
YOM:
1943
Location:
Sanford
North Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night training exercise to Greensboro with an intermediate stop in Raleigh-Durham. The aircraft left Fayetteville-Pope AFB at the end of the evening and while cruising at an altitude of some 5,000 feet, the electrical system suffered technical problems while an auxiliary generator failed. The Pitot tube deicing system failed as well, so the parameters transmitted to the airspeed indicator were erroneous. In such situation, crew decided to return to Fayetteville and while flying across the last cloud layer, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient due to poor visibility. The aircraft hit a mountain slope and was totally wrecked some 14 km west of Sanford. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Theodore Cole 1.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60A-5-LO LodeStar in Amarillo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1944 at 0208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-60 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
42-55974
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Amarillo - Monroe
MSN:
2435
YOM:
1943
Location:
Amarillo
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Amarillo Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All seven occupants were killed. Crew was on his way to Monroe and return for a night training exercise.

Crash of a Douglas-Tulsa B-24E-25-DT Liberator in Melbourne: 10 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-28525
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
117
YOM:
1941
Location:
Melbourne
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training sortie out from Chatham Field, Savannah, Georgia. While cruising along the east coast of Florida, one of the left engine failed. The captain decided to divert to Melbourne Airport but a first attempt to land was aborted. While making a turn to the left for a second attempt to land, the airplane went out of control and crashed. The copilot Basil Huntress 0-818156 was rescued while ten other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of one left engine in flight.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in Louisville: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1944 at 1755 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-15303
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Fort Wayne - Louisville
MSN:
19769
YOM:
1944
Location:
Louisville
Kentucky
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On final approach to Louisville-Bowman Airport, the captain decided to attempt a go around for unknown reason. He retracted the landing gear and increased both engine power. The aircraft climbed to a height of 400 feet when it yawed to the left, stalled and crashed onto the tarmac. One crew was seriously injured while all four other crew were killed. The aircraft was destroyed as well as four Aeronca L-3B and three Taylorcraft L-2M.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in Dover AFB

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
43-5192
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
183
YOM:
1943
Location:
Dover AFB
Delaware
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing. The pilot was injured.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24E-25-FO Liberator near Wilccox: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-7350
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
MSN:
338
Location:
Willcox
Arizona
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 22 miles southeast of Willcox, Arizona. Five crew were injured while all four others were killed.
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