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Crew was performing a flight from China. En route, weather conditions worsened and the pilots were unable to localize the destination airport. They completed several circuits over the region but did not localize the airport. Eventually, due to fuel exhaustion, the captain instructed the crew to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. Without pilot, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed while all crew were unhurt.

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Germany in year 1943. The exact date remains unknown as well as the crew fate.

Lost into the Pacific Ocean while on a flight from Baker Island to Makin Atoll, in the Gilbert Islands. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

The airplane took off from runway 27 into the wind in 'a normal manner'. It was departing Gander for RAF Valley, Wales. According to the crash report, the aircraft climbed steeply – so steeply that one witness, F/O Fisher, remarked that the climb was similar to that of a single engine bomber rather than a B-17 – to about 500 to 600 feet then banked to the left to turn to the south. At approximately 15 degrees into the turn, the nose of the aircraft dropped suddenly. Cpl. George W. Stiffler witnessed the crash from the Gander Control Tower, and stated that the engines did not appear to be having trouble, with the exception that three engines were exhausting blue flame and the #1 engine was exhausting yellow flame. The aircraft was still in a turn when it crashed. Witnesses and investigators agree that the left wing touched first, the aircraft caught fire immediately, skidded several hundred feet, and then exploded with flames shooting 500 to 600 feet into the air. All ten crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Bruce E. Ryan, pilot,
2nd Lt Stephen A. Wooten, pilot,
2nd Lt John J. Gentile, navigator,
Sgt Charles Thayer, flight engineer,
Cpl Frederick A. Norton, radio operator,
2nd Lt Ballard D. McCain, pilot,
2nd Lt Paul J. Lineham, navigator,
S/Sgt Thomas R. Killela, flight engineer,
Sgt Howard W. Nightower, radio operator,
Sgt Daniel L. Boucher, gunner.
Source & photo:
http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2017/01/10/usaaf-b-17-and-thdf/

Crashed shortly after take off from RAF Portreath for unknown reason. Two crew members were killed while two others were seriously injured.

While flying in poor weather conditions on an international flight from Mombasa, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Sangalla Hills located south of Voi. All eight crew members were killed.

On take off, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on the ramp, colliding with two USAAF parked Douglas C-47. All three aircraft were destroyed while there were no casualties. Both parked C-47 were registered 42-23642 and 42-24379.

Crashed following an engine failure near Ludlow, California. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Layman L. Cash,
2nd Lt Renato Casini,
1st Lt Robert E. Johnson,
Cpl Sidney R. Vaughn.

Lost without trace while on a flight from Nouméa-la Tontouta Airport to Luganville-Santo-Pekoa Airfield.

During the take off run, the aircraft hit a snowdrift, causing an engine to catch fire. The take off procedure was interrupted and the aircraft was stopped on the runway. While there were no casualties, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.