Delivery

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Riverside

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Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Lubbock while on a delivery flight to the Royal Air Force. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP near Vorochilovsk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1941 at 1605 LT

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Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-A1194

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Pyatigorsk – Vorochilovsk – Krasnodar

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16508

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1940

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Aircraft flight hours:

745

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The crew was supposed to convoy the airplane (delivery flight) from Pyatigorsk to Krasnodar with an intermediate stop in Vorochilovsk (now Stavropol). Prior to departure from Vorochilovsk, the crew estimated the weather conditions as suitable and took off at 1540LT for Krasnodar. Few minutes after takeoff, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was too low. Despite the situation, the pilot decided to continue in clouds when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a wooded area located south of the city. The pilot was killed and the flight engineer was injured.

Probable cause:

Failure of the pilot to continue the flight in below minima weather conditions and his failure to continue the flight rather than to return to the departure airport. Poor flight preparation was a contributing factor.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc in Lubbock

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941

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AL724

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De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Lubbock while on a delivery flight to the Royal Air Force. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly at RAF Cosford

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1941

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X9390

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Takeoff (climb)

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Cosford - Belfast

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7507

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1936

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The crew was supposed to deliver the airplane to Belfast-Aldergrove Airport. Shortly after takeoff from RAF Cosford, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt C. W. Francis,
F/Lt A. K. Holdsworth.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of an Ilyushin DB-3 near Yaz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-4 (DB-3)

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Flight

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De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth

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Plain, Valley

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Yaz

Nizhny Novgorod oblast

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Russia

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Asia

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The airplane was on a delivery flight on behalf of the Plant #18 in Kuybyshev, carrying three crew members. The airplane passed over the village of Yaz at an altitude of 150-200 metres then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located 6 km south of the village, bursting into flames. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all three crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control in flight due to the failure of the propeller system.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth at RAF Lichfield

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941

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X9382

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Manchester - Lichfield

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7056

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1934

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The airplane was on a delivery flight from Manchester-Ringway with three crew members on board. The undercarriage collapsed upon landing at RAF Lichfield and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage collapsed upon landing.

Crash of a Douglas DC-2-120 in Bathurst: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1941

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Douglas DC-2

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NC14279

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1312

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1934

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On approach to Bathurst Airport, the airplane crashed few km short of runway. All three crew members were killed. The aircraft was to be delivered to the Royal Air Force in Gambia and was still registered to the US Department of the Treasury at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III at Wright-Patterson AFB

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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V9100

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Takeoff (climb)

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Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton)

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Burbank - Wright-Patterson - Montreal

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414-3725

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1941

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Ohio

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The crew was in charge to deliver the airplane to the Royal Air Force. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed while taking off from Wright-Patterson AFB on a leg to Montreal. Both crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III in Ashley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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V9103

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Burbank - Wright-Patterson - Montreal

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414-3728

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1941

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Ashley

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