Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando in Misamari: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
42-60945
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
26820
YOM:
1944
Location:
Misamari
Assam
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off for unknown reason. At least one crew member was killed.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 C-4 Condor in Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1944 at 0545 LT
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
F8+KR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
183
Location:
Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs
Allier
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed La Rochelle Airport on a night flight to Germany, carrying military personnel. While cruising at low altitude, the aircraft entered an area of mist when it struck a wooded hill located in Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs. All 12 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Helmut Kutterer, pilot,
Sgt Karl Novotny, pilot,
Sgt Horst Flechsig, radio operator,
Sgt Karl Greeb.
Passengers:
Kurt Schramm,
Ernst Kreigenfeld,
Cpl Erhard Sumpf,
Sgt Siegfried Kalinowski,
Bruno Greil,
Georg Kunis,
Sgt Walter Kobrich,
Ernst Lupp.

Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress in New Guinea: 19 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-2464
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lae – Tadji – Biak
MSN:
2275
YOM:
1941
Location:
Indonesia
All Indonesia
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
The aircraft christened 'Queenie' left Lae-Nadzab Airport at 0641LT bound for Mokmer Aerodrome (Biak Island) with a en route stop at Tadji Airfield. The aircraft failed to arrive and no trace of it nor the 19 occupants was ever found.
Crew:
Lt Col Walter P. Piehl, pilot,
Maj Alan C. Attebery, copilot,
S/Sgt Cortez A. Beal, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Henry Y. Willis, radio operator,
T/Sgt Edgar W. Elseman, crew chief.
Passengers:
Major Robert H. Barnes,
Major Victor De F. Henriques,
Captain Russell G. Helmer,
Captain Fred J. Lewis,
Captain Paul V. McKnight,
Captain Wendell Root,
1st Lt Winton D. Witmer,
2nd Lt John C. Campbell,
2nd Lt. Roland J. Hickey,
WO Dawson L. Hutchison,
S/Sgt August J. Bachor,
Sgt William R. Ray,
Cpl Noel L. Lowe,
PFC Clyde H. Hopkins Jr.
Source: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-2464.html
Probable cause:
The cause of the dissapearance was unknown, but was reported that it might be lost due to "possible enemy antiaircraft fire or navigational circumstance".

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in RAF Cluntoe

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
FK224
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
60
YOM:
1941
Location:
Cluntoe AFB
Tyrone
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Overshot on landing, lost its undercarriage and came to rest into a ditch. No casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-25-DT Liberator in Pleven: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1944 at 1214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-51157
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
San Punersio - Giurgiu
MSN:
679
YOM:
1943
Location:
Pleven
Pleven
Country:
Bulgaria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While cruising over the north of Bulgaria in good weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and dove into the ground. The crew was performing a flight from San Punersio to Giurgiu. All ten occupants were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando in Ledo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
42-3658
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
26791
YOM:
1944
Location:
Ledo
Assam
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crash in unknown circumstances. At least one crew member was killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e in the Tatra Mountains

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
RV+IT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
131472
Location:
Poprad
Prešov Region
Country:
Slovakia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the three engine aircraft crashed in the Tatra mountains, some 30 km northwest of Poprad. All four crew members were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in Bombay: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-15407
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Agra – Mumbai
MSN:
19873
YOM:
1944
Location:
Mumbai
Maharashtra
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
On approach to Bombay-Santa Cruz, the aircraft exploded and crashed in a field located less than 10 km from runway threshold. All seven occupants were killed.
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