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Enroute from Elmendorf AFB to Adak Island NAS, the aircraft hit a snow covered mountain located in the Cathedral Valley, west off the Mt Pavlof Volcano, some 32 miles northeast of Cold Bay. Both passengers and a crew member were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Joseph R. Alexander, pilot,
2nd Lt Richard L. Cocanour, copilot,
Sgt Paul Sundermier, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert E. Davidson, radio operator. †
Passengers:
Lt Col Stephen G. Davison, †
2nd Lt Ernest T. Johnson. †

While cruising at an altitude of 11,500 feet in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located west of Lee Vining. The wreckage was found on September 23, 1945. All three occupants have been killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Cargill L. Beach,
1st Lt Raymond Moore,
S/Sgt Jack E. Moran.

Crashed somewhere in the mountains while performing a flight between India, China and Burma. The wreckage was never found and it is believed that the aircraft may have crashed in the west mountains of of the Yunnan Province.
Crew:
Cpt Richard A. Harris Jr.,
1st Lt Jerome L. Olson,
T/Sgt Henry E. Peavy,
Pvt James M. Rosno.

The aircraft departed Elmore Airfield (Mindoro) at 1630LT on a flight to Tanauan, Leyte. On approach in poor weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 6 km northwest of San Roque, south of Tanauan. All 25 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Pfc Chester C. Adkins,
1st Lt John H. Baird Jr.,
Raymond E. Baker,
Sgt Samuel A. Bruno,
Cpt Lewis Griffin Compton Jr.,
Pfc Guy John Davis,
Cpt Charles E. Dougherty,
Cpt Charles Shelton Enochs,
Sgt Andrew Fatula,
Pvt Lewis L. Frankforther,
S/Sgt Alejandro Gonzalez,
Pfc Jack F. Hageman,
1st Lt Wilson Burbank Haslam,
Adam E. Horning,
2nd Lt James Andrew Jacobs,
S/Sgt Arthur T. Poillucci,
2nd Lt Myles Victor Reed,
F/O Joseph F. Sass,
Cpl Joseph J. Sermershein Jr.,
Charles Hugh Turner,
Cpl Robert M. Walton,
Tec Bruce S. Weston,
Cpl Ken J. Wigen,
1st Lt John Robert Willis.

Crashed on landing. No casualties.

Crashed on takeoff. No casualties.

The airplane departed San Pedro-Catalina NAS (Long Beach) on a flight to Alameda NAS in Oakland, carrying 20 passengers and a crew of three. The descent was initiated at night when the crew encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions. Following an unsuccessful landing, the crew followed a missed approach procedure when he got apparently lost. The airplane impacted the slope of a hill and crashed at an altitude of 630 feet about two miles west of San Carlos. All three crew members were killed as well as four passengers. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with heavy rain falls, clouds down to 500 feet and visibility less than three miles.
Crew:
Lt William Karlick, pilot,
Ens Clois Holmes Jr., copilot,
Robert A. Trout, flight engineer.
Passengers:
LCdr Robert H. Allen,
LCdr John Brahtz,
S1C Richard Johnston,
Victor Salazar Jr.

The aircraft left Rockhampton bound for Pitu, Indonesia, with 20 passengers and a crew of two on board. Enroute, the crew decided to return due to insufficient fuel. While approaching Cape Melville, the captain ordered the passengers to bail out. The crew abandoned the aircraft as well and the Dakota crashed into the Bathurst Bay. Five passengers were injured and fifteen others were unhurt. A passenger was killed because his parachute failed to open and no trace of the captain was found.
Crew:
1st Lt Rueben A. Blackburn,
Sgt Henry P. Williams. †
Source: http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld148.htm

Shortly after takeoff from Lajes Airbase, while in initial climb, the aircraft banked right, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion. All 19 occupants were killed.

The twin engine airplane departed Eglin AFB (Valparaiso, Florida), on a flight to Louisville, Kentucky, carrying seven crew members. En route, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to divert to Wood County Airport when the airplane crashed in a ravine. The airplane was destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.