Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I in Eindhoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1239 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AE702
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Feltwell to bomb a Philips factory located in Eindhoven. On target, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into a block of houses, killing all four crew members.
Crew (464th Squadron):
F/O Maurice G. Moor, pilot,
F/O Nathan Cohen, navigator,
P/O Sidney A. Venneear, wireless operator,
Sgt Mervyn Lionel Vivian Hass, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson VI in Gander: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 0021 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FK690
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
414-7166
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
One minute after takeoff from Gander Airport, while climbing by night, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area, killing all four crew members. They were engaged in a transatlantic delivery flight to England.
Crew:
P/O Ronald George Stanley Burrows, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Percy Charles Simmons, pilot,
P/O Graeme Hamilton Thomson, navigator,
Sgt Jack Eric Fazel, radio operator.
Source & photo:
http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2016/05/18/rafhudson-fk690/

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Carsphairn: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DJ575
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dumfries - Dumfries
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
During a night training mission, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a pasture in Carsphairn. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (10th AFU):
F/O J. Sawyer, pilot,
P/O P. R. Allen, navigator,
Sgt R. M. Woolley, navigator,
Sgt W. A. Edwards, wireless operator,
LAC W. T. Whiting, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Loss of control for undetermined reason.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in RAF Cottesmore

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7850
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Schedule:
Cottesmore - Cottesmore
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training mission in RAF Cottesmore. In flight, an engine caught fire and crew attempted to make an emergency landing in an open field near the Airfield. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while the crew fate remains unknown. Crew from the 4th OTU.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I near RAF Silloth: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1942 at 2355 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7207
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Silloth - Silloth
MSN:
414-1603
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Silloth by night, the twin engine aircraft crashed in Abbeytown, 3 miles southeast of the airbase. All four crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to the night.
Crew (1st OTU):
Sgt J. Fisher, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Creighton, observer 2.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on approach caused by the inexperience of the pilot in flying on non-moon lit night.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Havoc I in RAF Thurleigh: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1942 at 1905 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BJ501
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thurleigh - Thurleigh
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Thurleigh, the pilot abandoned the landing procedure and attempted a go around. During initial climb, the twin engine aircraft went to a steep angle of climb, pitched up, stalled and crashed. The pilot, who was performing his first solo flight, was killed.
Crew (51st OTU):
Sgt Leonard James Casey.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I on Mt Foel Gron: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DJ635
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Penrhos - Penrhos
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While performing a training mission from RAF Penrhos, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to the night, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Foel Gron located east of Salem. Four crew members were killed while the Sgt Knight was seriously injured. He died a day later from his injuries.
Crew (9th AFU):
Sgt D. E. Johnson,
Sgt C. R. Morgan,
LAC J. R. Knowles,
LAC G. Ross,
Sgt C. Knight.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland I in RAF Invergordon: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1942 at 0643 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DD851
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Invergordon - Invergordon
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in an antisubmarine patrol flight off the British coast on behalf of the fourth Operational Training Unit. Shortly after take off from RAF Invergordon, while climbing, the engine number three failed. Few seconds later, this engine caught fire and fell off, causing severe vibrations. The crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion on a railway road located 3 km northeast of the Invergordon's Station. All eleven occupants were killed.
Crew (4th OTU):
Sgt Donald Charles Beattie,
S/L James Gordon Brown,
Sgt Francis William George Cosgrave,
F/L William Fedoruk,
Sgt Milton Lynn Hill,
F/O Garth Borland Johnson,
F/L John Alfred Johnson,
P/O Charles Marland Kendall,
W/O Clare Kinton,
W/O Fredrick John Peters,
F/Sgt James Edward Porret,
F/O John Hodgson Shand.
Probable cause:
Failure of a connecting rod on the engine number 3, causing the failure of the engine that caught fire and detached.

Crash of a Martin B-26A Marauder in Shallufa AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FK122
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7357
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying in the vicinity of Shallufa AFB, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The loss of control was caused by the failure of the tail in flight.

Crash of a Lockheed P-V1 Ventura near Caledonia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1942 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AE932
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dartmouth – Yarmouth
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route to Yarmouth with a load of hydraulic oil, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with light rain, visibility up to 5 miles and clouds down to 500 feet. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area located 6 km northeast of Caledonia. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Crew (34th OTU):
P/O Harold Otto Male, pilot,
AC1 Thomas Frederick Sargeant, flight engineer,
P/O Stanley Evans Sutherland, wireless operator and air gunner.
Source:
http://wartimeheritage.com/storyarchive2/crash20nov42.htm
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. The aircraft was so badly wrecked and scattered that it was impossible to make any observations on the instruments, flying controls, engine controls or fuel tanks.