Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Coffs Harbour

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W2638
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While completing a training sortie, the pilot became lost. Due to fuel exhaustion, he was forced to attempt an emergency landing on a beach located in Coffs Harbour. While all four crew members were rescued, the aircraft was lost. The accident occurred after a flight of almost 6 ½ hours, two hours beyond the accepted endurance.
Crew:
F/O James M. Swann, pilot,
A. H. Morton, wireless operator and air gunner 2.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson VI in Ohakea AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ2093
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ohakea - Ohakea
MSN:
414-6836
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night training flight. Shortly after take off, at low height, the aircraft stalled and hit the ground. It overrun, hit a perimeter fence and came to rest in flames. All three crew were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
S/L Wilfred Williams,
LAC Harold Beale,
Cpl Wilfred Gibbons.

Crash of a Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper near Hemingford: 4 killed

Date & Time:
Operator:
Registration:
42-68785
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
11712
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training flight with a group of six Dakota that left a local air base in the afternoon to complete a combined exercise. En route, while in a V formation, a C-47 registered 42-23786 and carrying a crew of four went off course and hit with its right wing the left wing of the C-53. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 19 miles west of Hemingford. All eight crew members in both aircraft were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DL near Hemingford: 4 killed

Date & Time:
Operator:
Registration:
42-23786
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
9648
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training flight with a group of six Dakota that left a local air base in the afternoon to complete a combined exercise. En route, while in a V formation, the C-47 went off course and hit with its right wing the left wing of a USAF C-53 registered 42-68785 and carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 19 miles west of Hemingford. All eight crew members in both aircraft were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-54 Skymaster in Wright-Patterson AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-37271
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wright Patterson - Wright Patterson
MSN:
3057
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The C-54 was flying in formation with a Lockheed C-40A Electra Junior registered 38-546, so his crew could photograph the dropping of a dummy combat tank from the C-54. After the tank was released, the pilot of the C-40A made a quick turn to the left, striking the C-54 right wingtip. The C-40A entered a spin and crashed near the runway, killing all five crew members. The C-54 continued on for 700 feet, allowing two passengers to bail out. The plane then crashed in a vertical dive, killing three other crewmen.
Source: http://www.joebaugher.com/
Probable cause:
Wrong judgement on part of the C-40 crew.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Moose Jaw: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS229
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moose Jaw - Moose Jaw
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight jointly with another AS.10 Oxford registered AS625 and carrying a crew of two as well. While cruising at an altitude of 1,200 feet, both aircraft collided in unknown circumstances. Out of control, they dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All four pilots were killed.
Crew (32nd SFTS):
LAC Svatopluk Malý, pilot,
LAC Alfred Charles Channon, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Moose Jaw: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS625
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moose Jaw - Moose Jaw
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight jointly with another AS.10 Oxford registered AS229 and carrying a crew of two as well. While cruising at an altitude of 1,200 feet, both aircraft collided in unknown circumstances. Out of control, they dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All four pilots were killed.
Crew (32nd SFTS):
F/O Benedikt Blatný, pilot,
P/O George Moffat Urwin, pilot.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I into Bass Strait: 5 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A16-32
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sale - Sale
MSN:
414-1883
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft took off at 1944LT to carry out practice DR9. This practice was a night flight from Base-Flinders-Currie-Hogan Group-Base. The aircraft was on wireless silence and failed to return. The maximum endurance of the aircraft was 7 hours. The aircraft failed to return and all searches have proved negative.
Crew:
P/O John James Bowman, pilot,
P/O Alan Joseph Malone, navigator,
P/O Harry Robert Alfred Guymer, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Alexander Frederick McDonald, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O John Alexander Buchanan, air gunner.
Source: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina into the Mobile Bay: 5 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
08324
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
Location:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Mobile Bay, off Mobile, killing all five crew members.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-1 in Dutch Harbor: 10 killed

Date & Time:
Operator:
Registration:
01990
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Dutch Harbor - Dutch Harbor
MSN:
4554
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
Six minutes after take off from Dutch Harbor Airport, while climbing, the aircraft crashed on Mt Table Top. All ten crew members were killed.