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Enroute, the right engine failed, followed few seconds later by the left engine. In such conditions, the captain reduced his altitude and decided to ditch the aircraft into the China Sea. On landing, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. Quickly on the scene, rescuers were able to evacuate six wounded people while three passengers were killed.

The twin engine aircraft left RAF Hooton Park at 1600LT bound for RAF Jurby with a crew of three and two civilian passengers, a carpenter and an inspector in charge to repair several aircraft parked at RAF Jurby Airfield. While approaching the Isle of Man, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and patches of fog. To avoid icing, the captain reduced his altitude to 700 feet when the aircraft hit the slope of a hill located near Laxey, in the east part of the island. While the wireless operator was seriously injured, all four other occupants were killed.
Crew (5th ANS):
F/Sgt Wladyslaw H. Beller, pilot, †
Sgt Benjamin Bernard Kommerman, †
W/O Raymond Charles Jones.
Passengers:
Mr John Williams, †
Mr Paul Fachire. †

While cruising in very bad weather conditions, the crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed into the ground. While it was destroyed, all three crew members were unhurt.

After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and hit several wooded barracks. All three crew members escaped without any injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

The crew was performing a flight from Augusta-Bush Field, Georgia, to Morrison AFB in West Palm Beach. Enroute, he encountered engine trouble and the captain elected to divert to Jacksonville Airport. On final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway. A crewman was killed while the second occupant was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Enroute, an unexpected technical failure forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing along the Río Magdalena River. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and a crew member was killed. Both others were injured.

The aircraft arrived at Ambon Airport at 0850LT and the captain decided to wait for another RAAF C-47 flying from Darwin to have a briefing with the other crew about the enroute weather conditions. The aircraft left Ambon at 1040LT bound for Darwin but failed to arrive. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace from the aircraft nor the 25 occupants was found.
Crew (35th Squadron):
F/O F. Robinson, pilot,
F/Lt N. J. Hazle, copilot,
F/O G. R. Connell, wireless operator,
Sgt F. Bodley, navigator.
Passengers:
Sgt W. Mullins,
LAC L. H. Wilson,
Pvt F. R. Carter,
Pvt B. Pearchall,
Cfn H. Arnold,
Pvt K. Kripper,
Cfn W. K. Arcus,
Pvt R. Albertson,
Sig J. E. Pollard,
Spr S. E. Evans,
Pvt R. Giochan,
Cpt T. Walgett,
Cpl L. R. Lishmind,
Pvt R. Bowles,
Pvt F. McCarthy,
Pvt R. Burg,
Cpt F. R. Barnett,
Gnr H. Robins,
Spr J. Wilson,
Cpl R. Green,
Able Seaman.
Source: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/

The aircraft was performing a flight from RAF Down Ampney to Oslo with an intermediate stop in Copenhagen. While approaching the Oslo-Fornebu Airport from the north, both engines lost power due to icing conditions. The captain decided to go around when the aircraft hit the slope of a hill located in Voksenkollen, north of the capital city. On scene, rescuers were able to evacuate two wounded passengers while 15 other occupants were killed. Few hours later, both survivors died from their injuries.

Control was lost during the takeoff roll. The aircraft veered off runway and collided with several trucks parked on the apron. Explosions occurred and trucks and the aircraft were destroyed by fire. There were no casualties among the people on board the aircraft while one person on the ground was killed.

Crashed in Neckargartach, north of Heilbronn. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Jack M. Ealy was injured.