Crash of a Lockheed RA-29 Hudson in Tampa

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
41-23426
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
414-6243
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tampa-Intl
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an accident while taking off from Tampa-Drew Field, ground looped and crashed. There were no casualties among the crew.
Crew:
Thomas G. Lyman.

Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 near Vyazma: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov PR-5
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2506
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
150
YOM:
1938
Location:
Vyazma-Dvoyevka
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was engaged in a communication flight with the Red Army behind the enemy lines when the airplane apparently crashed in the region of Vyazma. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I off Morgat: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7472
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Woolfox Lodge - Woolfox Lodge
Location:
Morgat
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 1845LT on January 31 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base on the following night, the bomber was shot down by the German Flak. A crew member bailed out but his parachute failed to deploy and he was killed. Later, the airplane crash landed in the sea off Morgat and was lost. A second crew member drowned while six others became PoW.
Crew (61st Squadron):
F/Sgt Stephen Joseph MacLean, †
Sgt Geoffrey Herbert Marshall, †
F/Lt Ronald Duncan Fraser,
Sgt Albert William Hadley,
F/Lt William Hugh Hannigan,
Sgt Brian Henderson Mullen,
F/Sgt William Hugh Shorrock,
F/Sgt Thomas William Walsh.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Douglas R3D-2 off Australia

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-5
Operator:
Registration:
1904
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
609
YOM:
1940
Location:
Australia
All Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was hit by a Japanese submarine and crashed on an island off Australia. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas B-18A Bolo at Fort Richardson AAF

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas B-18 Bolo
Operator:
Registration:
37-531
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2531
YOM:
1937
Location:
Fort Richardson-Bryant AAF
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff and crashed. Crew fate unknown.
Crew:
John G. Pickard.
Probable cause:
Engine failure at takeoff.

Crash of a Vickers 290 Wellington I into the Mediterranean Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 290 Wellington I
Operator:
Registration:
L4374
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea, some 64 km northwest of Port Said, Egypt. All four crew members were killed. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Raymond Batley,
AC1 Herbert Thomas How,
F/Sgt Edmund Ronald Penhale,
LAC Alexander Veith Smith.
Photo: http://www.pewteraircraft.com/RAF/WELLINGTON DWI/Wellington DWI.htm
Probable cause:
It seems that the accident was the consequence of an engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I into The Channel: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7396
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Woolfox Lodge - Woolfox Lodge
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Woolfox Lodge at 1850LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base in the evening and cruising over The Channel about 80 km south of Plymouth, the crew sent a short mayday message then the airplane crashed into the sea. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the airplane and one body was found few days later on a beach on the Scilly Islands.
Crew (61st Squadron):
F/Lt Harry Charles Shaw Page, pilot,
P/O Denys Lowe Atkinson,
P/O Alan Gladstone Burt,
Sgt Thomas Alfred Evans,
Sgt Leonard William Dann,
F/Sgt Harry Edward Turner,
Sgt Ronald Sidney Jones,
S/L Thomas Noel Challoner Burrough.

Crash of a Curtiss BT-32 Condor II near Villavicencio

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss T-32 Condor II
Operator:
Registration:
653
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mitú – Bogotá
MSN:
56
YOM:
1934
Location:
Villavicencio
Meta
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane caught fire in flight, forcing the pilot to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a pasture located 26 km southeast of Villavicencio, bursting into flames. All 14 occupants escaped unhurt while the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
In flight fire for unknown reason.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Buscot Park: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
N6431
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Buscot Park
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane collided with a RAF De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth registered AW156 and carrying one pilot. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in Buscot Park, about 11 km southwest of RAF Brize Norton. All three crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Norman Allen, pilot,
Sgt Philip Henry Burston, pilot.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Buscot Park: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
AW156
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hendon - Brize Norton
MSN:
7062
YOM:
1934
Location:
Buscot Park
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single airplane was on a transit flight from Hendon to RAF Brize Norton when it collided with a RAF Oxford registered N6431 and carrying two crew members. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in Buscot Park, about 11 km southwest of RAF Brize Norton. All three crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Philip Henry Burston, pilot.
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