Military

While on a night intruder mission, crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Haeju, killing all three crew members. Last radio contact recorded at 0330LT.

On touchdown, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest upside down in flames. All five occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

While approaching Brookley AFB on a flight from Maxwell AFB, Alabama, the twin engine aircraft collided with a USAF Douglas C-124A-DL Globemaster II. Registered 50-1260, the four engine aircraft was performing a local training sortie from Brookley AFB with a crew of six on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a car parking lot located about 6 miles north of the airbase. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 15 crew members were killed.

While on a night intruder mission and approaching the target, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. No trace was found.
Crew:
A2c Thomas H. Beacham,
Cpt Gene W. Gould,
Maj Robert R. Newton.

Four minutes after takeoff from Yokota AFB, while climbing, the heavy bomber hit the slope of a mountain located near the village of Saimon, about 10 km northwest of the airbase. Two crew members were rescued while nine others were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Sherley B. Ardoin, †
Cpl Norman F. Cline,
2nd Lt William F. Evert, †
T/Sgt Charles R. Fitzwater, †
1st Lt Earl H. Lemons, †
S/Sgt Wayne L. Marchand, †
Cpl Carrol L. Rackley, †
2nd Lt Harold G. Richards, †
1st Lt Norbert L. Robie, †
Sgt James H. Sample,
1st Lt John G. Stevens. †

The four engine aircraft landed long. After touchdown, the pilot-in-command increased engine power and attempted to go around but eventually decided to raise the landing gear. The airplane skidded on runway, overran and came to rest in a field. All 11 occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crashed three km east of Thule Airbase while approaching the airfield. Crew fate unknown.

On landing at Tula Airport, an Aeroflot's airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with the Soviet Air Force aircraft that was holding for takeoff to Berlin. Both aircraft exploded and all 70 occupants on both aircraft were killed, 36 on board Aeroflot and 34 on board the Soviet Air Force airplane, among them 30 Army cadets. The exact circumstances of this ground collision remains unclear.

Shortly after takeoff from Corpus Christi NAS, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. All ten occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt William Ervin Dozier,
Lt Bertram Magna Roeder,
Lt Delangton Ernest Ruttledge,
Lt Rodney Gwynn Williams,
Richard Wilfred Augrain,
Robert Benedict Nye,
Richard Charles Chase,
John Leonard Daffenberg,
Donald Jarrell Givens,
Robert Herman Steinbaugh.

Crashed in flames near Constantine, killing all three crew members.
Crew (4S Squadron):
2SM Louis Michel 2.