Bombing

The four engine bomber was returning to its base in Foggia following a bombing mission over a tank complex located in Linz, Austria. While flying over the Alps in poor weather conditions, the crew encountered technical problems with two engines and was able to send a mayday message at 1042LT. Two crew members bailed out before the aircraft crashed in a mountainous region located near Kleinsölk, some 80 km southeast of Salzburg. While both 'jumpers' were found alive, no trace of the aircraft was found and all search operations were suspended after few days. Sixty years later, in 2004, the wreckage was eventually found. At the time of the accident, the weather conditions were bad with strong winds as well.
Crew (301st BG):
2nd Lt Albert H. Mitchko, pilot, †
1st Lt Philip M. Bullock, copilot, †
2nd Lt Harry P. Hillhouse, navigator,
Sgt Roy T. Patterson, flight engineer,
1st Lt Benjamin L. Cantwell, radio navigator, †
2nd Lt William W. Flood, bombardier, †
S/Sgt Robert G. Haglund, radio operator, †
S/Sgt Mark E. Imlay, air gunner, †
Sgt William J. O'Brien, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas J. Spagnolo, air gunner. †
Source & photos: http://www.kleinsoelk.at/aircrash.htm

While flying over the North Sea, the four engine aircraft collided in unknown circumstances with another USAAF B-17, went out of control and crashed into the sea some 15 km off Petten. All 10 occupants were killed. The other aircraft was able to land safely.
Crew (457th BG):
Arnett Furr, pilot,
Sterling Book, copilot,
Joe Andrews, navigator,
Leon Plagianos, air bomber,
Don Brunsvold, flight engineer,
Dick Weaver, radio operator,
Warren Rankin, air gunner,
Glen Wisdom, air gunner,
Leroy Wetzel, air gunner. 1.

While returning to England, following a bombing mission, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the North Sea, some 1 km off Vlieland Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. Hogg,
F/S J. Webster,
Sgt B. Brodie,
Sgt J. Harrison,
F/S C. Morton,
Sgt L. Kennedy,
Sgt E. Bricknell.

After bombing roads and bridges in the region of Venlo, the crew was returning to his base in England when he was hit by the German Flak. The captain decided to return to Venlo and attempted to make an emergency landing at Venlo. On final approach, two of the occupants bailed out but the distance between the aircraft and the ground was insufficient thus both crewmen crashed and were killed. Both pilots continued the approach but on landing, the aircraft hit violently the runway surface, went out of control and came to rest in flames. Both pilots were seriously injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

The crew was engaged in a bombing mission over Duisburg. While approaching the target, the Lancaster PD319 collided with another RAF Lancaster registered LM637, dove into the ground and crashed. All seven occupants were killed. The fate of the second aircraft remains unknown.
Crew (550th Squadron):
F/O H. Dodds, pilot,
P/O A. R. Brown, flight engineer,
F/O D. J. K. White, navigator,
F/O H. Black, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt C. W. Beckingham, wireless operator,
Sgt A. Laidlaw, air gunner,
Sgt H. V. Lewis, rear air gunner.

En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. Four crew members were killed while three others were injured.
Crew (12th Squadron):
F/O Theodore Sorenson, pilot,
Sgt Crawford Fernie, flight engineer,
F/O Robert William Randall, bomb aimer,
Sgt D. R. Smith, mid upper gunner,
F/O H. S. Gartrell, navigator,
Sgt R. Allen, wireless operator,
Sgt S. R. Smith, rear gunner.

The crew was engaged in a bombing mission when flying some 50 km west of Berlin, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. The aircraft christened 'Texas Bluebonnet' dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 2 miles south of Pessin. Eight crew members were killed while the ninth occupant was injured.
Crew (548th BS):
Lucien Courcelle, †
Frank Bullen, †
Hubert Bivins, †
Roy Slaper, †
Delbert Hamilton, †
Roland Leider, †
Jerry Weir, †
Bob Bozine, †
Marvin Wolverton.

While overflying the North Sea, the bomber was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 112 km of the Norwegian coast. All nine crew members (Czech citizens) were killed.
Crew:
P/O Jaroslav Hara,
W/O Štefan Jaros,
F/Sgt Karel Katz,
F/O Frantisek Koranda,
F/Sgt Michal Kubina,
F/Sgt Jozef Remenár,
Sgt Bedrich Sklár,
F/Sgt Alois Stocek,
F/Sgt Frantisek Veitl.

The aircraft left RAF Waddington at 1907LT on a bombing mission to Dortmund. While flying over The Netherlands, the bomber went out of control and crashed in a prairie in Lage Zwaluwe, north of Breda. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (463rd Squadron):
F/O Sydney John Staples, pilot,
Sgt A. Ledger,
F/O Cyril McCall,
W/O John Buxton Stinson,
F/S Norman George Hurst,
F/S Lawrence Arthur Davis,
Sgt Walter George McDonald Geikie.

The crew was engaged in a bombing mission over Rabaul with two other similar aircraft and left Honiara at 0525LT. While approaching the target, NZ4614 disappeared and apparently crashed into the Solomon Sea. The crew of both other aircraft started a SAR mission to find the wreckage but without success. All operations were eventually suspended on September 17 as no trace of the aircraft was found. As the Japanese forces evacuated the region in February 1944, it was concluded the crash was not caused by enemy action.
Crew:
F/Lt Roye Stevens,
F/O John Carson,
W/O Geoffrey Innes,
P/O Stanley Dawson,
F/O John McGuire.