Military

En route from McDill AFB, the heavy bomber was abandoned by the crew for unknown reasons. Out of control, the airplane crashed about 16 km south of Hanna, and was destroyed. Seven crew members parachuted to safety and a eighth was killed.
Crew:
Frank W. Potter, pilot,
2nd Lt Phillip T. Wolking +6. †

The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a transit flight to Gibraltar. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying at night along the coast, it went out of control and crashed into the sea off RAF Portreath, about 31 km southwest of RAF St Eval. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Wallace Tindley,
Sgt Leslie Jennings, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Thompson Rene Renshaw,
Sgt Alan John Griffiths,
Sgt Myles David Gould.

The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Eglin AFB. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Garland O. Peel Jr., pilot.

The twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons into the James River off Newport News. Three crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Those killed were:
Pfc Dusan J. Craven,
Cpl Harold E. Decker,
Pfc James B. Shannon.

The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances 8 km northeast of Barth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Ofw Herbert Walter Hering, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Wunder, radio operator,
Gefr Adolf Fechner, mechanic,
Gefr Hans-Georg Stock, air gunner.

The twin engine airplane departed Gray Army Airfield in Fort Lewis on a liaison flight to the Sacramento Air Depot, carrying two passengers and one pilot. While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet south of Medford, the pilot reported poor weather conditions with freezing rain. Shortly later, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Pilot Rock, some 15 miles southeast of Ashland. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but the wreckage was finally found by a local resident 8 June 1942. All three occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to thick fog with freezing rain and snow falls.
Crew:
1st Lt Raymond A. Stockwell, pilot,
Passengers:
T/Sgt Randolph Jones,
T/Sgt Paul W. Stone.

The airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed in Bridge of Dumfries. Upon touchdown, it lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no injuries among the crew.

The airplane suffered a structural failure in flight, forcing few occupants to bail out. The pilot was able to return to McDill AFB where the airplane made an emergency landing. After touchdown, it veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no casualties among the crew.
Crew:
Richard M. Craig.

The airplane was engaged in an operation in Luostari and was supposed to bomb its airfield. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ivan Terentyevich Trofimov, pilot,
AC2 Petr Petrovich Popov, mechanic,
Sgt Nikolay Abramovich Nenashev, wireless operator and air gunner,
2nd Lt Konstantin Efimovich Vakhromeev, air gunner.

The airplane departed Cairo on a transit flight to RAF Luqa. Approaching Malta from the south, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Wood Beirnes, pilot,
Sgt Paul Chaning-Pearce,
Sgt John James Henry Robbins.