Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Matlock: 1 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
BG197
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ossington - Ossington
Location:
Matlock
Derbyshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a solo training sortie from RAF Ossington. En route, he lost his orientation and while descending, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Matlock. The pilot was killed.
Crew (14th AFU):
Sgt George Howard McIlraith, pilot.
Probable cause:
The pilot became disoriented in flight.

Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder in Fayid AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
FK117
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Fayid - Fayid
MSN:
7364
YOM:
1941
Location:
Fāyid AFB
Ismailia
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was practicing single-engine circuits at Fayid AFB. On final approach, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed short of runway. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O H. Fletcher, pilot,
LAC J. I. Lewis, flight engineer.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas C-49F-DO near Del Valle AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-56628
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Del Valle - Del Valle
MSN:
2255
YOM:
1940
Location:
Austin-Bergstrom
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances ten km northeast of Del Valle AFB, near Austin. All five crew members were killed. Del Valle AFB was renamed Bergström AFB one month later.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator III in Compton

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
FK237
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
108
YOM:
1941
Location:
Compton
Berkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, while conducting a training flight, the crew attempted to drop a life raft but the dinghy struck the elevators. The bomber went out of control and crashed in a field. All eight occupants were injured.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson IIIA in Hughes: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
A16-212
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hughes - Hughes
MSN:
414-6481
YOM:
1942
Location:
Hughes
Northern Territory
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
During the final approach completed in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft lost height and crashed short of runway threshold. Four crew members were seriously injured while two others were killed. Few hours later, one of the survivor died from his injuries. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with low visibility and turbulence caused by a storm.
Crew (13th Squadron):
Sgt K. D. Brown,
Sgt W. R. Robertson, †
LAC K. E. G. Edwards,
LAC P. R. Lazarus,
LAC C. C. Jennings, †
LAC R. G. Bradley. †

Crash of a North American B-25B Mitchell in Delaport: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
FK176
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Nassau - Nassau
MSN:
3012
YOM:
1940
Location:
Delaport
New Providence
Country:
Bahamas
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Nassau on a local night training cession. While flying at low height, the airplane crashed onto a house located in Delaport, some 7 km northeast of the airfield. All four crew members escaped uninjured while three people in the house were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-49J near Colorado Springs: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-1989
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
6344
YOM:
1943
Location:
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located 15 miles northwest of Colorado Springs. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Enterprise: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-32799
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
9025
YOM:
1943
Location:
Enterprise
Utah
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in bad weather ten miles south of Enterprise, maybe in the Flat Top mountain range. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Charles R. Butterwick 1.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in RAF Wigtown

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
K6160
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wigtown - Wigtown
Location:
Wigtown AFB
Dumfries and Galloway
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing. No casualties.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near RAF Usworth: 4 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
DJ686
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Usworth - Usworth
Location:
Usworth AFB (RAF Hylton)
Tyne and Wear
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission in the vicinity of RAF Usworth. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft collided with another RAF Avro 652 Anson I registered L7908 carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 3 miles northeast of the airbase. Both aircraft were totally wrecked and all eight crew members were killed.
Crew (62nd Squadron):
Sgt Charles Davidson, pilot,
Sgt Donald Kenneth Upperton,
LAC John Ramsden Smith,
LAC Aurthur Joseph Kelly.
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