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Landing (descent or approach)

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KG514

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12918

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1944

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After touchdown at RAF Welford, the aircraft was unable to slow down properly. The crew decided to retract the landing gear so the aircraft sank on its belly and skidded for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The brakes failed after touchdown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-50-DL Dakota C.3 near Phuket

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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FL529

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10112

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1943

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Enroute, the crew was forced to make an emergency belly landing following an engine failure. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 685 York I in RAF Riccall

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

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MW161

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Landing (descent or approach)

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MW161

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1945

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During the takeoff roll, the crew heard a loud bang but continued the procedure. After rotation, the undercarriage were raised and the captain decided to return to RAF Ricall for a safe landing. As he was unable to lower the gear, he decided to perform a belly landing. On touchdown, the aircraft skidded for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

A tyre burst during takeoff roll, damaging the undercarriage extension system. When the undercarriage were raised, the crew was unable to lower it again.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando near Nanyuan AFB: 59 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1945 at 1130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

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44-78591

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Plain, Valley

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Hankou – Nanyuan

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22414

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1945

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On approach to Nanyuan AFB located south of Beijing, the crew encountered poor visibility with low clouds down to 300 feet. About 25 km northwest of the airport, the aircraft hit a radio antenna (about 300 meters high) and crashed in a field. All 59 occupants were killed. It appears that the pilot were unable to locate the antenna due the low visibility, and the antenna was not mentioned on any navigation chart.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK into the Pacific Ocean: 12 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1945

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42-92929

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Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Iwo Jima - Saipan

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12784

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1944

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Enroute, the left engine caught fire. The crew was unable to extinguish the fire and shortly later, the engine detached. All 17 occupants decided to abandon the aircraft and to bail out when the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the ocean some 96 km northwest of Saipan Island. Five passengers were rescued while 12 other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Engine fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK Dakota C.4 in Yangon

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1945

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KN246

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Takeoff (climb)

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

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15671/27116

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1945

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During the takeoff roll, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with three RAF Supermarine Spitfire parked on the apron. A fire erupted and all four aircraft were destroyed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or: 16 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1945 at 1145 LT

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Martin B-26 Marauder

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44-66200

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Lyon - Algiers

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Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or

Rhône

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France

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Europe

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Shortly after takeoff from Lyon-Bron Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered an unexpected technical failure and lost control of the aircraft that crashed onto a hill located in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or, north of Lyon. All five crew members and 11 passengers were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Thomas, pilot,
Sgt René Bertini, copilot,
Asp André Moreau, navigator,
Sgt Aimé Barberis, radio operator,
Cpl Darech, flight engineer.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24M-25-FO Liberator in Agana: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1945 at 0334 LT

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44-51318

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Takeoff (climb)

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