Military

The aircraft christened 'Eagle Beaver' left Townsville-Garbutt Airport at 0500 bound for Brisbane-Archerfield. Twenty minutes later, while climbing by night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Cleveland Bay, few miles off shore. No survivor was found among the 27 occupants.
Crew (40th TCS):
M/Sgt Donald H. Arbogast,
S/Sgt Delbert Braund,
T/Sgt Leo W. Butcher,
T/Sgt Grant W. Caldwell,
S/Sgt Cielinski,
T/Sgt Andrew J. Crowley Jr.,
Sgt Herman R. Cummins,
T/Sgt Rodney D. Dinneen,
M/Sgt Aram L. Doolittle,
T/Sgt Stephen D. Dzury,
F/O Forrest,
S/Sgt Wilmer Roland Fowler,
1st Lt Owen A. Hawver,
T/Sgt Carl J. Huebner,
T/Sgt Charles S. Hunter,
M/Sgt Francis M. Lee,
Cpl Markel,
T/Sgt Laurence P. McKenna,
T/Sgt Ezra E. Rapp,
S/Sgt William Fred Repass,
T/Sgt George A. Roberts,
Sgt Floyd M. Simpson,
Cpl Venard H. Trebon,
S/Sgt Charles W. Tuttle,
S/Sgt Willard G. Van Patten,
F/O H. Wilson,
S/Sgt Charles J. Zahora.

The crew was engaged in an anti-submarine mission off the coast of Trinidad Island. The aircraft crashed into the sea off the Island in unknown circumstances, but most probably during or after an engagement with enemy submarine. SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the 12 crew members based at Waller Field, Trinidad.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean while on a flight from RAF Castle Archdale to Gibraltar. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Crashed on take off following an engine fire. No casualties.

En route, an engine failed and the crew was unable to maintain the prescribed altitude. All occupants decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. For unknown reason, one of the crew member died while all 23 other occupants were uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.

During take-off roll, a tyre burst, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft veered off runway and came to rest. There were no casualties. Crew from 216th Squadron.

Upon landing at Hendricks AFB, near Sebring, a gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded on runway and veered off before coming to rest. No casualties.

Hit a mountain slope on San Cristobal Island, killing all 10 crew members.

Crashed in unknown circumstances on Masirah Island, killing all four crew members.
Crew (12th FRG):
1st Lt William M. Baldwin,
Cpt Henry J. Kardel,
2nd Lt Ralph J. Sheaffer,
R. Drew Smith.

Shot down by Allied fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily. All 20 occupants were killed.