Crash of an AAC.1 Toucan near Trung Phụng: 24 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
24
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a supply dropping mission with 20 paratroopers on board. The crew was on its way to the Hoàng Su Phì Camp hold by the French Army. While cruising at low height, the three engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in a mountainous and wooded area located 7 km from the village of Trung Phụng. All 24 occupants were killed.
Crew (Groupe de Transport GT1/64 Béarn):
Cpt René Ballaire,
Adj Tillier,
Adj Jean Jourdren,
Sgt Boulan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 on Mt Raiiz: 19 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-Zh115
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mys Kamennyy – Salekhard – Abez
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a supply mission for the Ural expedition christened 'Zheldorproyekt'. On the leg from Salekhard to Abez, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Raiiz, in the Polyarnyy Ural Mountain Range. The wreckage was found few weeks later, in January 1949, and all 19 occupants were killed. The aircraft was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD – Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del).

Crash of a Martin PBM-5 Mariner in Antarctica: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
59098
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Hit the ice and crashed on Thurston Island, Antarctica. Three crew members were killed and six others were rescued 13 days later.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK Dakota IV in Pallandri

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
KP264
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
16818/33566
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While looking for a suitable drop zone on a supply mission, the crew reduced his altitude when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. There were no casualties while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-40-DK Dakota IV near Bina: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
KP270
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
16824/33572
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a supply drop mission in the east part of Burma when the aircraft apparently hit the slope of a mountain located in the region of Bina. No trace of the aircraft nor the seven crew members was ever found, so the exact circumstances of the accident remains unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-15-DK Dakota C.4 in Tosido: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KK123
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
15132/26577
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed in a wooded area near Tosido while on a supply mission. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-50-DL Dakota C.3 in Panglong: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
FL526
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
10109
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After completing a supply drop mission near Panglong, the aircraft went out of control, collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator VI in Kuala Pilah: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KL654
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a mission to drop special agents and supplies when, overflying the drop zone at a too low altitude, the aircraft christened 'Snake' hit trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. The wreckage was found in 1996 in an isolated area. All eight crew members have been killed.
Crew (356th Squadron):
F/Lt John Selwyn Watts, pilot,
F/O Edward Donald Mason, copilot,
F/O William Kenneth Dovey, navigator,
Sgt Jack Blakey, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William Ross, air gunner,
F/Sgt Raymond Arthur Towell, air gunner,
F/O John Trevor Bromfield, bombardier,
F/Sgt Arthur Turner, radio operator.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV near Biya: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KJ922
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
14646/26091
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew left his base at 0630LT on a supply mission within Burma. Enroute, weather conditions worsened with cloud base at 3,000 feet, top at 30,000 feet and severe turbulence. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in a hilly terrain located some 4 miles west of Biya. The wreckage was found ten days later, on August 9. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O J. R. Milne,
Sgt R. M. Clark,
Sgt G. R. Francis,
Sgt D. Mowat,
Sgt A. Binns.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando near Lashio

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-101199
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
30654
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission, an engine caught fire. All four crew members decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed. All four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.