Crash of a North American B-25J-15/17-NC Mitchell III in Gander: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1944 at 0012 LT
Operator:
Registration:
KJ584
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
108-32225
YOM:
1942
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after a night takeoff from runway 02 at Gander Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a dense wooded area. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Vladimir John Kabin, pilot,
Sgt David Flood, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Tweed Sheldrick, radio operator.
Source & photo:
http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2017/03/21/b25-kj584/

Crash of a Lockheed C-60-LO LodeStar II in Madras

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1944 at 0815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EW983
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
18-2138
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the take off run, the right engine lost power and the aircraft started to turn to the right. The pilot tried to correct this but his reaction was excessive so the aircraft turn left and veered off runway, rolling towards the airport building. The pilot immediately retracted the gear so the aircraft sank and slid for several yards before coming to rest. While there was no casualties, the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Power loss on one engine during take off followed by a wrong reaction on part of the crew.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra in Al Matariyyah

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AX701
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1124
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Cairo-Almaza Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Al Matariyyah, some 4 km short of runway. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, there was no casualties.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in RAF Little Rissington

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4581
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing at RAF Little Rissington, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and came to rest down a ravine. No casualties.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4635
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Newmarket, an engine caught fire. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in flames short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire and the sole occupant was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Anthony Oliver Molesworth.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland III near Lothbeg: 15 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1944 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DP197
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Region:
Crew on board:
15
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The crew left his base at 2316LT on August 14 on a night training exercise via the Dunbeath radar. At 0008LT, ATC contacted the crew to inform that the weather conditions were deteriorating and that it was better to fly back. The seaplane continued to a north-westerly direction when it hit the slope of a mountain located near Lothbeg. All 15 occupants were killed. Up to date, this was considered as the worse accident involving a Short S.25 Sunderland in the RAF.
Crew:
F/O Ronald Shaw Rowson, pilot,
F/O Anton Nicholas Unser, copilot,
F/Lt William Benedict Sargent, navigator,
P/O Thomas Benedick Wood, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Vernon Cleveland Stordy, wireless operator and air gunner,
W/O Leroy Hart Ludington, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Percy Alexander Whyte, flight engineer,
Sgt Reginald Cuffley Norton, flight mechanic and air gunner,
Sgt Walter Komer, air gunner,
Sgt Donald Roy Trask, air gunner,
F/Lt Robert Lyall Mercer, pilot,
P/O Roderick William Fulton, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Arthur Di Pisa, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Nathan R. Dlusy, wireless operator and air gunner,
W/O Ronald Edward Jackson.
Infos & photos:
http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/sunderland-glen-loth.htm

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in RAF Hawarden

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7932
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On landing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, swerved and veered off runway before coming to rest. While all four occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DK into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
KG784
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
14016/25461
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, a dual engine failure forced the crew to ditch the aircraft into the Atlantic Ocean, some 320 km off Natal. The aircraft was lost but the crew fate remains unknown. The crew was on his way to deliver the aircraft.
Probable cause:
Dual engine failure.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland III in Corlea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NJ175
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Castle Archdale - Castle Archdale
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from the Castle Archdale Seaplane Base, an engine failed. The crew jettisoned some charges and fuel. Later, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing but the aircraft crashed in Corlea, some 40 km south of RAF Castle Archdale. Three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I in Val-d'Izé: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1944 at 0030 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1501
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Brize Norton - Brize Norton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Brize Norton on a supply mission to the French Resistance. While cruising by night, the twin engine aircraft was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a RCAF fighter and crashed in an open field. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (296th Squadron):
W/O Bruce Stenning, pilot,
F/Sgt Edwin Raymond Abell,
F/Sgt Alan Francis Elwood,
F/Sgt Charles Alfred Hammond,
F/Sgt Frederick Norman Manton,
F/Sgt Ralph Cowham.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a RCAF fighter.