Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress near Bellows Field AFB

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
40-2049
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2050
YOM:
1940
Location:
Bellows Field AFB (Waimanalo)
Hawaii
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the Oahu Island following a flight from California, the airplane was attacked by Japanese fighters. The captain was able to make an emergency landing on a beach located near Bellows Field AFB. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all eight crew members escaped uninjured. The accident occurred during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Crew (38th Reconnaissance Squadron):
1st Lt Robert H. Richards +7.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Japanese fighters.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Serpukhov: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1262
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
16600
YOM:
1940
Location:
Serpukhov
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by four German fighters and crashed in the vicinity of Serpukhov, about 90 km south of Moscow. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc II in Camas: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL382
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Camas
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Camas. At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
Harry O'Neal.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus off Istanbul: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Supermarine Walrus
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Istanbul
Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Istanbul. At least one crew member was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth at RAF Odiham

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
AW117
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Castle Bromwich - Odiham
MSN:
7070
YOM:
1935
Location:
Odiham AFB
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Castle Bromwich on a transit flight to RAF Odiham. On approach, it went out of control and crashed short of runway. All three occupants were injured.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Alexandria

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7856
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Alexandria-Borg El Arab
Alexandria
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane ran out of fuel and crashed landed in Borg El Arab, west of Alexandria. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. C. Smith,
Sgt Walsh,
Sgt J. G. Alcock,
Sgt N. J. Rice,
Sgt E. Hall,
F/Sgt J. Napier.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaution.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Parow

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5417
Location:
Parow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed at Parow Airport following a pilot error. There were no casualties among the crew and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Oakington: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9752
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Driffield - Oakington
Location:
Oakington
Cambridgeshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield on a transit flight to RAF Oakington. On final approach in poor visibility, at a height of about 500 feet, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed a mile south of the airbase. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Alan Hedges Barford, pilot, †
Sgt Samuel James Miller, pilot, †
Sgt A. H. Stewart, observer,
Sgt Arthur Dexter Southall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Gordon Clifford Walton, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Albert Quinn, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into The Channel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9405
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Bournemouth-Hurn Airport on a special operation on behalf of the Telecommunications Research Establishment, serving as a target for the Telecommunications Flying Unit. While cruising over The Channel, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the pilot became disoriented. He attempted an emergency landing on the Chesil Bank when the airplane crashed into the sea. The pilot was killed and the second occupant was injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Adam Mcduff Dunlop, pilot, †
AC1 W. S. A. Goode, wireless operator.

Crash of a Caudron C.445 Goéland in Prague

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Caudron C.440 Goéland
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
560
Location:
Prague-Ruzyne
Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Prague-Ruzyne Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in an open field located east of the airport. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.
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