Military

Crashed in unknown circumstances in a lake located about nine miles northwest of Evansville, killing all three occupants.

The aircraft was returning to RAF Leconfield, carrying four crew members and 11 passengers who were returning to their base after playing a rugby game at RAF Jurby, Isle of Man. On final approach, at an altitude of 500 feet, the pilot-in-command deployed the flaps when the airplane stalled. He increased engine power but the airplane banked left, causing the left wingtip to hit the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in a field short of runway. Two passengers, two young rugby players, were killed while 13 other occupants were injured at different degrees. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Charles D. Lee, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Munrow,
F/O Keith F Hopkins,
F/Sgt John L. S. Robinson.
Passengers:
S/Ldr Leslie Gordon Weldon Lilly,
LAC E. R. Hayes,
LAC R. C. Marshall,
AC1 E. A. Watkins,
AC1 R. W. Reaney,
AC J. Sowden,
LAC R. Smith,
LAC E. Rawson,
AC B. Mortimer
Tech Robert Taylor, †
LAC Roy Edward Skeldon. †

At 0507LT, the crew reported icing conditions and apparently attempted to bail out when the aircraft crashed 8 km northwest of Chorwon. No trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found.
Crew:
Cpt Guy B. Harrell Jr.,
A1C Charles E. Parham Jr.,
2nd Lt James D. Smith Jr.,
2nd Lt Charles R. Thompson.

Shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Saint-Hubert Airport, while in initial climb, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient due to low visibility caused by mist and rain falls. The twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed on the slope of Mt Saint-Bruno located about 8 km northeast of the airport. A passenger was injured while six other occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O Vernon Clifford Murray,
F/O Frederick James Kane.

Went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the Manyas Lake (Kuş Gölü) located south of Bandirma. All four crew members were killed.

After departure from Frankfurt-Main Airport, the crew was informed about strong winds blowing from the northwest up to 30 knots, on the route between Dijon and Bordeaux. The pilot-in-command continued his route in IFR Mode at the altitude of 6,000 feet. While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located near Le Mont-Dore, about 32 km southwest of Clermont-Ferrand. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all 36 occupants were killed. It was reported that the visibility was estimated over 40 km below the cloud layer that was 6/8 at 1,000 meters. Nevertheless, the aircraft was off course to the south by 100 km at the time of the accident, probably due to strong winds. Also, the crew continued the flight at an altitude of 6,000 feet instead of the initial intended 8,000 feet.

Crashed on takeoff at Los Llanos AFB in Albacete. Two crew members were killed while two others were injured.

En route, a hydraulic leak occurred on the right engine that failed. The crew decided to divert to the abandoned airfield of Merowe. The airplane crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all 20 occupants were uninjured.

Crashed in unknown circumstances. No casualties.

The crew was completing a leaflet dropping mission over North Korea when the heavy bomber was shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire. All 12 crew members decided to bail out and the aircraft crashed near Chongju. Eleven crew members were rescued by friendly forces while the captain became POW.
Crew:
Cpt Donald G. Bigham,
1st Lt Richard M. Bryan,
1st Lt Donald R. Clancey,
1st Lt Raymond B. Garcia,
Pfc Vernon O. Heitsenrader,
Cpl Joseph R. La Fleur,
S/Sgt David Lipsky,
Pfc Benjamin F. Livingston,
S/Sgt Winston P. McKinney,
Sgt William J. G. Northey,
Pfc Joseph P. Pershica,
1st Lt Daniel B. Vance.