Crash of a Douglas C-47D in Griffiss AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
43-48940
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14756/26201
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The flight was attempted in heavy snow falls. Shortly after takeoff from Griffiss AFB, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. Two crew members were killed while three others were injured.

Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln IIA on Mt Roncagly Ewn: 11 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
B-019
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Río Gallegos – Ushuaia
MSN:
1495
Country:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
While descending to Ushuaia on a flight from Río Gallegos, the crew informed ground about his position vertical to Lake Fagnano. Few minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 600 meters, the airplane hit the slope of the Mt Roncagly Ewn located near the Almirantazgo fjord, on the south part of Chile. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The wreckage was discovered by walkers 33 years later, in 1983, in an isolated area located west of Ushuaia.
Crew:
Cpt Bautista Faustino Mendioroz,
1st Lt Raúl Juan Zarzuela,
Lt Emilio Barrios,
Lt Marcos Carlos Modolo,
Lt José Enrique Marcuzzi,
Lt José Antonio Bianchi,
Sgt Adrián Enrique Heynen,
Sgt Adelmo Carmen Amoroso,
Sgt Hector Oscar Ibañez,
Maj Federico Nicolás Pacheco,
Maj Humberto Francisco Losardo.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-25-DK Dakota C.4 in Iringa

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
KN300
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
15804/32552
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown on a wet grassy airfield, the airplane swung, veered off runway and eventually collided with a tree. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 on Mt Carnedd Llywelyn: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1950 at 0255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RF511
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Scampton - Valley
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Scampton in the evening of March 14 on a liaison flight to RAF Valley in Anglesey. While approaching Anglesey from the east by night and in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of the Mt Carnedd Llywelyn (1,064 meters high) located in the Carneddau Mountain Range, about 23,5 miles southeast of RAF Valley. The wreckage was found in the early morning and all six crew members were killed.
Crew (230th OCU):
S/L John T. Shore, pilot,
F/Lt Cyril A. Lindsey, navigator,
Eng Ronald A. Forsdyke, Flight Engineer,
Sig Harold Henry Charman, radio operator,
Gnr Godfrey L. Cundy, air gunner,
Gnr Robert H. Wood, air Gunner.
Probable cause:
The subsequent Court of Inquiry determined that the likely cause was the crew had turned onto a southeasterly course over Anglesey instead of the reciprocal out to sea. According to some sources, the pilot misheard the instruction to "turn 180 degrees" as "turn 80 degrees" .

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor in Milwaukee

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-87112
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
8371
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando in Harrisburg

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-107320
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
27007
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown in Harrisburg-Olmsted AFB, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor near Charlotte

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-86919
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
8178
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Apparently, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a prairie. After landing, the aircraft rolled for few dozen yards and eventually crashed in a farmhouse located 6 miles south of Charlotte. The aircraft was destroyed and the farmhouse was seriously damaged. The crew escaped uninjured.
Thanks to Sam R. Stewart for his contribution and images.

Crash of a Convair B-36B-15-CF Peacemaker on Mt Kologet: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1950 at 0254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-92075
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Eielson - Carswell
MSN:
72
Country:
Crew on board:
16
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft and its crew were taking part in an air exercise intended to ascertain the feasibility of operations against the Soviet Union in wintertime. Seven hours into the planned 24-hour flight, and over the Northern Pacific Ocean, three of the giant bomber's six engines caught fire owing to carburetor icing in the intense cold and had to be shut down. The three remaining engines were only producing limited power and the plane could not maintain height. The Mark IV atomic bomb being carried was jettisoned at 8,000 feet inside Canadian waters, and its high explosive detonator created a large shock wave that was visible on the surface. A dummy core was inserted in the bomb before it was dropped, so there was no nuclear explosion. To give his crew a chance of survival the captain took the B-36 to Princess Royal Island where the 16 crew members and one observer bailed out. 12 of the 17 survived their ordeal, but the first 4 to jump were never found, and are presumed to have descended into the freezing sea and died. Capt. Schreier's body was recovered from the crash site in the summer of 1954. The aircraft flew on for another 210 miles with Capt. Schreier at the controls before crashing on the side of Mount Kologet, in British Columbia, 6,000 feet above sea level and northwest of Hazelton. The resting place of 44-92075 went unknown until September 1953 when the wreckage was sighted during an unrelated air search.
Crew killed were:
Cpt Theodore F. Schreier, copilot,
Cpt William Phillips, navigator,
1st Lt Holiel Ascol, bombardier,
S/Sgt Neal A. Straley, gunner,
S/Sgt Elbert W. Pollard, gunner.
Source: ASN
Probable cause:
Engine fire and icing.

Crash of a Douglas C-47D in Los Angeles

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1950
Operator:
Registration:
43-48457
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14273/25718
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas C-54E-10-DO Skymaster near Raynesford: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-9091
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
27317
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 7 miles northeast of Raynesford, killing all three crew members.