Supply

On a flight from the area of Mount Brown to the Mirny Ice Station, the pilot lifted off at low speed and retracted the gear too early, causing the aircraft to stall and crash. There were no casualties. The accident occurred sometime in February 1958 (exact date unknown).

On a flight from Komsomolskaya Ice Station to Mirny Ice Station, the crew forgot to switch over the fuel tank selector so both engines flamed out. The aircraft crash landed on the ice-shield some 80 km from the abandoned Vostok-1 Ice Station, some 3,000 meters above sea level. There were no casualties. The exact date of the occurrence remains unknown (sometime in February 1958).

After liftoff, while climbing to a height of 10 feet, the left engine misfired. The airplane banked left, causing the left wing to struck the ground. Upon impact, six feet of the left wing were sheared off. The pilot-in-command continued to climb, completed a downwind circuit and made an uneventful landing. There were no injuries but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

The crew was engaged in a supply mission over the Perak province. After dropping a load of various goods, the crew encountered technical problems with the left propeller that was overspeeding. The propeller was feathered when the aircraft lost height, struck trees and crashed in a dense jungle. Three crew members were killed while four others were injured. They walked away for four days before reaching a village.

The crew was engaged in a supply mission over Assam, carrying a load of various goods that should be jettisoned. While completing a sharp turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed. All eight occupants were killed.

While flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet on a supply mission, the airplane hit trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and eight occupants were killed. As the airplane failed to return to its base, SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage was spotted in the afternoon. Rescuers were dropped off about 2,000 yards from the crash site but poor weather conditions hampered attempts to reach the wreckage which was eventually reached after three days only. The survivor walked away and was found alive twelve days later.

On touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to halt on its nose. There were no casualties but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

The crew was engaged in a supply mission to RAF troops based in the Cameron Highlands, on behalf of the 48th Squadron. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the captain cancelled the dropping mission and elected to return to his base. At an altitude of 1,500 feet over mountainous terrain, he initiated a turn to the left when the aircraft stalled and crashed in a dense wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all seven occupants have been killed.
Crew:
F/O J. A. N. Selth, pilot,
F/O J. H. Witham, navigator,
Sgt K. L. Benton, air signaler,
Cpl J. E. Wellman, crew commander,
Dvr P. Studd,
Dvr F. J. Merrett,
Dvr E. Roberts.

The aircraft left Christchurch to McMurdo along with other long range aircraft of VX-6. After passing the PSR (point of safe return), a severe storm enveloped the McMurdo area. Since they had insufficient fuel to return to Christchurch, the crew was committed to flying into the storm and landing at McMurdo. The pilot made a ground controlled approach from 12,000 feet to 300 feet and then elected to make a visual landing. With the landing gear down, the plane began to turn right, the nose of the plane fell, and the Neptune struck the snow on the nose and right wing. The Neptune was completely demolished. Four crew members were killed while four others were injured.
Source: Joe Baugher.

The crew was completing a supply mission on behalf of the 110th Squadron. After the load has been dropped, while at an altitude of 500 feet, the aircraft was facing a mountain and the pilot made a sharp turn to the left when the aircraft stalled and crashed. The wreckage was found few days later and all nine crew members were killed.