Crash of a Martin B-26C-5-MO Marauder in Lincoln: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-34776
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Lincoln
Nebraska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off for unknown reason. Two crew members were killed while five others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-65-DL near Tezpur: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-100614
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Calcutta – Dinjan
MSN:
19077
YOM:
1943
Location:
Tezpur
Assam
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
19
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances north of Tezpur. Ten occupants were killed.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Manchester

Date & Time: May 25, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
K6176
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Leuchars - Manchester
Location:
Manchester
Great Manchester
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. No casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24J-140-CO Liberator in Eye: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
42-110172
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3968
Location:
Eye
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the four engine aircraft collided with a USAAF Boeing B-17 in the region of Eye, Suffolk, went out of control and crashed in a field. All ten crew members were killed. The exact circumstances of the occurrence remains unknown as well as the fate of the occupant on board the B-17.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Newrybar: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
A4-20
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Newrybar
New South Wales
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and the captain decided to divert to the RAAF Evans Head. For unknown reason, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed near Newrybar, north of Ballina. The wreckage and all four dead bodies were found on June 15.
Crew (1st ANS):
Lt Allan Shackell, pilot,
F/O Trevor Woodgate, navigator,
W/O Edmund Ahern,
Sgt Gordon Hill, trainee navigator.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina into the Pacific Ocean: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
08509
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1453
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pacific Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the seaplane went out of control and dove into the south Pacific ocean and burned. Two crewmen were rescued while all six other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina into the Java Sea: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
A24-73
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1662
Location:
Java Sea
All Indonesia
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a sea mining mission over the Java Sea when the crew radioed the aircraft was shot down. Both tanks were hit and the crew informed ground about his position off Surabaya. SAR did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy action.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Myitkyina

Date & Time: May 20, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-18374
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4412
Location:
Myitkyina
Kachin State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed for unknown reason. No casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Skalka: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
G6+EK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5509
YOM:
1936
Location:
Skalka
Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a military cargo flight from the East front to the West, carrying various equipment and materials on behalf the Transport Group n° 4. Apparently following an engine failure, the airplane lost height and crashed in an open field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Ibs,
Fw Pittrof,
Fw Leisz.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight is suspected.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-5 off the Solomon Islands: 23 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
39073
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Torikina - Honiara
MSN:
10093
YOM:
1943
Location:
Solomon Islands
All Solomon Islands
Country:
Solomon Islands
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Torikina Airfield on Bougainville Island at 1008LT bound for Honiara on Guadalcanal Island. The last radio contact was just after take off completed in marginal weather conditions (light rain and visibility limited to one mile). The aircraft never arrived in Honiara and all SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the 23 crew members.
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