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Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-17-FA Flying Boxcar near Jackson: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
49-0192
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Smyrna - Tinker
MSN:
10429
YOM:
1949
Location:
Jackson
Tennessee
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in heavy rain falls, the aircraft encountered turbulences and went into a dive. Three crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a field located 15 miles southwest of Jackson, Tennessee. While the three occupants who bailed out were unarmed, four other crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in heavy turbulences and rain falls.

Crash of a Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet in New Boston: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1951 at 1345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-82 Packet
Operator:
Registration:
45-57761
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fort Campbell - Lawton
MSN:
10131
YOM:
1945
Location:
New Boston
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
En route, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 2,5 miles southwest of New Boston. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 10 crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
At the time of the accident, the aircraft was flying in poor weather conditions and it is believed the aircraft became uncontrollable after being struck by lightning.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar in Inje: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
48-0350
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10332
YOM:
1948
Location:
Inje
Gangwon (강원도)
Country:
South Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft was involved in a supply mission consisting of ammunition to be dropped in the Inje District, and was approaching the drop zone side by side with another USAF C-119 registered 49-0123 and carrying a crew of seven. The first aircraft was hit by US artillery fire. Hit by its tail, the aircraft went out of control and collided with 48-0350. Both planes then crashed, killing all eleven occupants.
Crew:
Sgt Floyd N. Alexander,
1st Lt Eric W. Anderson,
1st Lt John M. Gilbert,
S/Sgt Houston N. Rich.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by US artillery fire.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-12-FA Flying Boxcar in Inje: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
49-0123
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10360
YOM:
1949
Location:
Inje
Gangwon (강원도)
Country:
South Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft was involved in a supply mission consisting of ammunition to be dropped in the Inje District. While approaching the drop zone side by side with a second USAF C-119 registered 48-0350 and carrying a crew of four, the airplane was hit by US artillery fire. Hit by its tail, the aircraft went out of control and collided with the second aircraft. Both planes then crashed, killing all eleven occupants.
Crew:
Cpl Jack A. Beck,
1st Lt James W. Bonner,
1st Lt David L. Cook,
S/Sgt Carl J. Dorsey,
1st Lt Bradley B. Irish,
S/Sgt Winfred D. Morgan,
2nd Lt Harry H. Sherman Jr.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by US artillery fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK in Griffin

Date & Time: May 31, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-48954
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14770/26215
YOM:
1944
Location:
Griffin
Georgia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff and destroyed by fire. There were apparently no casualties.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-14-FA Flying Boxcar near Atsugi

Date & Time: May 24, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
49-0153
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10390
YOM:
1949
Location:
Atsugi NAS
Kantō
Country:
Japan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
A structural failure occurred in flight, forcing the crew to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. All occupants survived while the aircraft dove into the ground and was destroyed upon impact.

Crash of a Douglas C-124A Globemaster II in New Lisbon: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1951 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Operator:
Registration:
49-0232
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wright-Patterson - Wright-Patterson
MSN:
43161
YOM:
1949
Location:
New Lisbon
Indiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and the pilot in command decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. While preparing to land in a cornfield, the four engine aircraft hit successively a television antenna located on the roof of a house and a tree before crashing into a field. It then slid for more than a quarter of a mile before coming to rest in flames. Seven occupants were killed while five others were seriously injured.
Crew:
Cpt Richard B. Varnum, pilot, †
Cpt Francis M. Blair, observer, †
Cpt John M. Christianson, pilot,
M/Sgt Donald L. Shady, flight engineer, †
Cpt William C. Snell, copilot,
M/Sgt Jack R. Sowers, flight mechanic,
M/Sgt Cassius Zedaker, flight mechanic.
Passengers:
Vivien Paul Baughn, sound technician, †
Robert L. Hellmuth, engineer, †
Harold R. Holm Jr., engineer, †
John Robert Say, sound technician, †
James C. Stelyn, physicist.

Crash of a Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress in Stephenville

Date & Time: May 21, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
44-83794
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
32435
YOM:
1944
Location:
Stephenville
Newfoundland & Labrador
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B-50-DL Invader near Kumchon: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
44-34221
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
27500
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kumchon
North Hwanghae (황해북도)
Country:
North Korea
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While conducting a reconnaissance mission along the route #4 Kumchon - Sibyon, the twin engine aircraft was hit by antiaircraft fire and crashed in a field. Two crew members were killed while two others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Harold M. Beardall,
Cpt Steve J. Festini, †
Cpt Jack Lewis, †
S/Sgt Robert M. Wilkins.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK in Giebelstadt AFB

Date & Time: May 15, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-93720
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
13663
YOM:
1944
Location:
Giebelstadt AFB
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. There were no casualties.
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