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Shortly after taking off from USS Independence (CVA-62), the Trader stalled and crashed into the sea. A crew member was killed while nine others were rescued. The aircraft was lost.

Lockheed EC-121 55-0136 took off from runway 23 at Otis AFB at 21:33 for an Active Air Defense mission to Air 1 station #2. Estimated time en route was 9:20 and 7:45 on station #2 at FL150. The flight was cleared for cross-rip departure 21 to Nantucket then, Control Extension 1144 to Cod intersection, direct station #2, climb to and maintain 15,000 feet. The route was flown as cleared and Honey 63 reported its position through Andrews Airways as over Cod Intersection at 21:49, FL150, estimating station #2 at 21:57. At approximately 22:10, the crew reported that the number three engine was on fire and that an emergency was being declared. Later, transmissions were received by a KC-135 and Brunswick Approach Control that the aircraft had lost number two engine and that number three was feathered and on fire. Position was reported as about 125nm from Nantucket Tacan on the 090 degree radial and clearance was requested to Nantucket. At approximately 22:13, the pilot reported, "preparing for ditching, we have number three engine on fire, and number two is not so good". The pilot took up a heading of 270 degrees magnetic to the nearest land. The wind aloft was 230 degrees at 40 knots. A ditching was carried out at 22:22. The aircraft broke in two places on the fuselage with at least partial wing separation. Forward break was in the latrine/galley area (station area 592) and the rear break was in the APS 103 area (station area 962). At approximately 09:00 the next morning, three survivors and the bodies of nine other men, were picked up by whale boats from German Navy Destroyer "D170" and US Destroyer "Barry" at 41 degrees 40 minutes north, 67 degrees 37 minutes west. The remaining seven men were missing and presumed dead.
Crew:
Cpt Murray J. Brody, pilot,
Lt Fred Ambrosia, pilot,
1st Lt Thomas Fiedler, copilot,
1st Lt Bruce E. Witcher, navigator,
2nd Lt Ira J. Husik, navigator,
Cpt Edward N. Aneka,
Cpt Michael R. Barbolla,
T/Sgt Eugene J. Schreivogel,
T/Sgt Gilbert T. Armstrong, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Francis Griffith, radio operator,
S/Sgt Raymond M. Washam, radio operator,
A3c Charles A. Podjacki, radar technician,
S/Sgt ,John L. Howard Sanford, radar technician,
A1c George R. West, radar technician,
A1c Charles K. Sawyer, radar technician,
A1c John N. Puopolo, radar operator,
A2c Charles H. Williams, radar technician,
A2c William E. Howe, radar technician,
A2c David A. Surles, radar technician.
Source: http://www.dean-boys.com/extras/lost/136.htm

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the South China Sea, about 200 km off the Vietnam coast. The crew fate remains unknown.

The crew was engaged in a SAR mission following the collision of two USAF B-52's. Enroute, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the South China Sea, about 200 km off the Vietnam coast. While the airplane was lost, all five crew members were rescued by the crew of a Norwegian ship.

While cruising over the South China Sea in formation with a second USAF B-52, the aircraft was completing a holding circuit awaiting a KC-135 for refueling. Doing so, both aircraft collided and crashed into the South China Sea about 400 km off the Vietnam coast. Five crew members on board 57-0179 were killed while a six occupants was rescued. On board 57-0047, three crew members were killed while three others were evacuated.
Those killed were:
1st Lt James A. Marshall,
Maj James M. Gehrig Jr.,
Cpt Tyrrell G. Lowry,
Cpt Robert L. Armond,
M/Sgt Harold J. Roberts Jr.,
Cpt Frank P. Watson,
Cpt Joe Carrol Robertson,
T/Sgt William Edward Neville.

While cruising over the South China Sea in formation with a second USAF B-52, the aircraft was completing a holding circuit awaiting a KC-135 for refueling. Doing so, both aircraft collided and crashed into the South China Sea about 400 km off the Vietnam coast. Five crew members on board 57-0179 were killed while a six occupants was rescued. On board 57-0047, three crew members were killed while three others were evacuated.
Those killed were:
1st Lt James A. Marshall,
Maj James M. Gehrig Jr.,
Cpt Tyrrell G. Lowry,
Cpt Robert L. Armond,
M/Sgt Harold J. Roberts Jr.,
Cpt Frank P. Watson,
Cpt Joe Carrol Robertson,
T/Sgt William Edward Neville.

The airplane departed Roosevelt Roads NAS (Ceiba) for a night training mission with 14 crew members from the 404th Squadron and 2 scientists on board. While cruising overt the Atlantic, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean some 96 km north of Porto Rico. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 16 occupants was found.

The crew departed Dow AFB on a refueling mission over the Atlantic. While completing a refueling mission with a USAF Boeing B-47E-25-DT Stratojet registered 52-0171, both aircraft collided and crashed into the sea some 660 km southeast of Goose Bay, Newfoundland. All eight occupant in both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

The crew departed Iwakuni for a maritime patrol flight over the South China Sea. While cruising by night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea about 120 km east of the Vietnam coast. Eight crew members were rescued while five others were killed.

The four engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Malacca Strait. SAR operations were abandoned after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the five crew members was found.