Crash of a Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor off Oswego

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1952 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bedford - Griffiss
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Bedford, Massachusetts, to the Griffiss AFB in Rome, New York. En route, an engine failed, forcing all five occupants to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. On automatic pilot, the airplane continued to fly for about an hour before crashing into the Lake Ontario off Oswego. All five occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was written off and later recovered in 2014.
Crew:
Lt Col Charles A. Callahan, pilot,
Lt Sam Sharff.
Passengers:
Lt Col G. S. Lambert,
William P. Bethke,
Joseph M. Eannario.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL near Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
43-15599
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20065
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft ran out of fuel, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed about 16 km west of Narsarsuaq. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver near Chuncheon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
51-16470
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
223
YOM:
1952
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into a mountainous area located about 10 km south of Chuncheon. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Clyde J. Behney.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in Loisy

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
43-15045
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
19511
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failed en route, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Loisy and came to rest. There were no casualties but the airplane was written off.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor in Seoul

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-87210
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8469
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing on a wet runway, the twin engine aircraft slipped, went out of control and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were injured.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 on Mt Snowdon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VM407
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Belfast – Llandow
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was flying back from Belfast-Aldergrove to RAF Llandow, carrying spare parts. En route, the weather conditions deteriorated with low clouds and fog. In such conditions, the crew lost his orientation and was unable to fix his position when the airplane hit the slope of Mt Snowdon. The wreckage was found few hours later and all three crew members have been killed.
Crew:
M/Plt Julian Maleńczuk,
F/Sgt J. Tracey,
F/Sgt W. Elliott.
Probable cause:
The departure from Belfast-Aldergrove was precipitated as the crew was instructed to fly back to Llandow as quick as possible. Thus, the crew failed to check the en route weather conditions prior to departure from Aldergrove and was not aware of the degradation.

Crash of a Martin PBM-5S Mariner near Iwakuni AFB: 14 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
84782
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Sangley Point - Iwakuni
MSN:
84782
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
While approaching Iwakuni AFB by night, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain and disintegrated on impact. All 14 crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-35-DT Invader in Hwangju: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35402
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
28681
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a night intruder mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed on a dike located 3 km southeast of Hwangju. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Tauno O. Brooks,
S/Sgt Harry L. Chant II,
Cpt Joseph H. Kienholz,
1st Lt John J. Roessel.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26C-50-DT Invader in Wiesbaden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-35885
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wiesbaden – Fürstenfeldbruck
MSN:
29164
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Wiesbaden-Erbenheim AFB, while climbing, an engine exploded. Two crew members were able to bail out and were later rescued while both other occupants were killed when the airplane crashed in a field located 6 km southeast of the airbase.
Probable cause:
Engine explosion during initial climb.

Crash of a Boeing B-29A-70-BN Superfortress near Yokota AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-62237
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Yokota - Yokota
MSN:
11714
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Yokota AFB, while climbing to a height of 150 feet, the engine number four caught fire. The airplane continued to climb to 500 feet when the engine number two caught fire as well. At a height of 600 feet, two explosions occurred in the engine number two and at a height of 650 feet, nine crew members bailed out. The airplane stalled and crashed in flames about 10 km from the airbase. Three crew members were killed while all crew who bailed out were rescued.
Probable cause:
Fire and explosion on two engines after takeoff.