Military

The crew left Greenwood AFB, Mississippi, in the evening of March 12 on a night navigation exercise. Enroute, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and turbulence. He tried to find his way when he lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located about 6 miles northeast of Freer. The wreckage was found eleven days later, on march 24. All six occupants have been killed.
Crew:
S/Sgt Milton Luverne Grams,
F/O Leon L. Hendren,
S/Sgt Paul F. Mason,
F/O James Dewey Mitchell,
F/O Walter J. Mullen,
Cpl Morton N. Sax.

The aircraft was performing a flight from Biggs AFB, El Paso, to Sacramento, California. While cruising by night in stormy weather, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed on the Mt Pinos located some 14 miles west of Lebec. All five occupants were killed. The wreckage was found by walkers on 13MAY1945 only.
Crew:
Peter Antrobus, pilot
Floyd E. George, copilot
Frank S. Holmes, navigator
Edward Watkins, radio operator
Passenger:
Max K. Nelson.

Lost without trace while conducting a flight from Shamshernagar, Bangladesh, to Chengdu, Sichuan. Maybe crashed in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh State, northeast India.
Crew:
2nd Lt Eugene E. Dietrich,
S/Sgt Virgil E. Lindburg,
S/Sgt Ralph W. Van Weren,
Cpt Albert D. Wickett.

The crew left Jacksonville-Towers Field NAS on a radar bombing exercise over the Bahamas. The radio operator informed ground about his position, about 60 miles west of Andros Town. This was the last message. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. It is believed the aircraft crashed into the sea between Andros Island and Florida.

Lost without trace while on a transpacific flight with seven crew members on board.
Crew:
Cpt Virgil Benson,
Cpl Edward F. Ciepiela,
S/Sgt Luelmer E. Criswell,
Cpl Allen R. Hoke,
Cpl Louis H. Hopkins Jr.,
Cpl Ernest P. Kirkland,
Cpl William R. Nordell.

Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason, killing a crew member, 1st Lt Lyle C. Ethell.

Lost without trace on a flight from Clark AFB to Bayug Airfield, Leyte.
Crew:
1st Lt Sam T. Barr,
Cpl Steve P. Brawner,
F/O Eugene D. Crow,
T/Sgt Henry L. Heberlee,
Cpt Charles Lamon.

During the takeoff roll, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in a ditch. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.

The crew was returning to Lawrenceville-George AFB after completing a glider tow mission. While approaching at an altitude of 2,400 feet, the aircraft collided with a USAAF C-47 registered 42-24101 and carrying a crew of 2. Following the collision, the crew was able to reach the airport and completed a safe belly landing. All seven crew members were unhurt but unfortunately, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair. The other C-47 crashed in a field located 3 miles north of the airfield, killing its both pilots.

The crew was returning to his base in RAF Folkingham after he delivered a glider at Achiet-B54 AFB, Pas-de-Calais. Approaching the London area, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility. At 1925LT, the radio operator informed ground that he was lost and, while cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet, was unable to locate the aerodromes of Hawkinge, Lympne or Detling. Thus, the crew decided to leave the area and continued to the east to reach an airport out of the London area. While approaching Ipswich, the aircraft was mistakenly shot down by a British antiaircraft battery and crashed into the sea few hundred yards off Orford. All four crew members were killed.