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The crew was performing a local trip around Canton Island following maintenance. While flying along the shore at a too low altitude (about 30 feet), the aircraft hit a tree with its right wing that was partially sheared off. The aircraft lost height and eventually crashed in flames some 400 metres further on. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/Sgt Walter W. Gebhardt,
2nd Lt George W. Gee,
2nd Lt John A. Harcharik Jr.,
Cpl Charles H. Lohman,
2nd Lt William A. Prater,
T/Sgt Leslie A. Roberts Jr.,
Pfc Joseph F. Scogna,
2nd Lt Morris M. Steinberg 1.

En route, the crew bailed out for unknown reason. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed. There were no casualties.

While flying along the east shore of Queensland, the left engine failed. For unknown reason, the propeller was not feathered, causing an excessive drag. In such situation, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft 1,5 km south of the Turtle Head Island. While all 14 occupants were rescued, the aircraft sank and was lost. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was carrying a load of cargo for a total of 2,740 kilos and 660 gallons of fuel. This caused the plane to be 1206 lbs (550 kg) overloaded.
Crew (36th Squadron):
F/Lt John Donellan Balfe, pilot,
Sgt Norman Properjohn,
F/Sgt T. H. Dennis.
Passengers:
P/O L. R. Ballard,
W/O P. G. Brown,
F/Lt R. S. Lovell,
Sgt R. Lucus,
ACI M. Van de Velde,
ACI E. C. Nason,
LAC C. T. Haylen,
LAC S. S. Collinson,
F/Sgt F. Potten,
Lt Fagg,
Col Collines.

En route, aircraft went out of control and crashed in Fond Grimaud, near Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or, north of Lyon. All five crew from the 55th Bombing Squadron based in Dijon were killed.
Crew:
Fritz Morhardt,
Helmut Stierle,
Franz Weinekötter,
Albert Schönecker,
Wolfgang Leitzger.

While cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit a mountain slope located near Inishowen Head, Donegal County. Four crew members were killed while the fifth occupant was seriously injured. Visibility was low at the time of the accident.
Crew (271st Squadron):
P/O Carol Herbert Brown, †
P/O James William Swaby,
F/Sgt Arthur Bain Shaw, †
LAC Albert Edward James, †
LAC John Thurston Taberner. †

The engine failed en route, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft came to rest in a prairie and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot Bernard F. Thompson was slightly injured.

The airplane probably departed Germany on a flight to Cognac Airbase with a crew of eight on board. En route, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane collided with a powerline and crashed in hilly and wooded terrain near Saint-Sulpice-Laurière. Six occupants were killed and two others were seriously injured. Few hours later, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew (III/KG40):
Obfw Kurt Metzmann, pilot, †
Uffz Hermann Bloos, copilot, †
Uffz Horst Czerny, observer, †
Gfr Karl Radmacher, observer, †
Uffz Franz Pöhlig, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Uffz Oswald Lukash, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Uffz Fritz Badenhoop, mechanic and air gunner, †
Obgf Karl Cedzich, air gunner.

Shot down and crashed near Fort Hertz, Burma. No casualties.

An engine failed en route, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft came to rest in an open field in Llanasa and was damaged beyond repair while both pilots were unhurt.

The aircraft crashed into the Huon Gulf off Lae following a dual engine failure. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank 1,6 km offshore.