Hawaii

The airplane suffered an engine failure after takeoff and crashed into the sea off Wheeler AFB. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Lt Roberts.

The floatplane departed Kaneohe Bay NAS on a maritime patrol flight with a crew of eight. After liftoff in poor weather conditions (a storm was passing over the area), the airplane clipped trees and crashed. A crew member was seriously injured and seven others were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from injuries sustained.

The heavy bomber crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Hawaii. At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
Narce Whitaker.

While turning at low altitude on final to Kaneohe Bay NAS at night, a wing impacted the water surface, causing the floatplane to crash. Three crew members were killed and six others were rescued.
Crew:
Lt Francis R. Jones, pilot,
ACMM Hoyt Holbrook, copilot,
Ens Robert John Waters, †
AMM1C C. D. McFall,
AMM2C R. R. Mickler,
AMM2C A. E. Erikerson,
AOM2C D. N. Young,
S2C Norman Dean Baldridge, †
RM1C Adolph Herman Johnson. †

The floatplane suffered an accident at Palmyra Atoll after colliding with coral reef resulting in extensive damage to the hull. After being repaired, it was transferred on January 11 to Pearl Harbor. Upon landing in darkness, the airplane landed hard and sank. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ens Glen S. Stewart, pilot, †
Ens C. V. Lindsey, †
AMM1 E. E. Ruark, †
RM2 B. W. Gross,
AMM3 R. J. Redhage.

The airplane departed Hickam AFB on a maritime patrol flight with a crew of 10 on board, looking for the Japanese invasion fleet which was expected after the December 7th attack. Just after their inbound turn the navigator discovered that there were some inconsistencies with their ‘known’ position and his estimated position. This pattern was repeating itself each time he took a sextant sighting. After reporting this to the pilot, he began a step by step check of all contributing factors and found the problem was the aircraft compass. It had not been recalibrated after the 0.50 caliber machine gun had been installed nearby. Therefore the compass was not reliable. The crew asked for a radio and heading check with Pearl Harbor. The heading they received was mixed up with another aircraft thus heading the B-17E out to sea - not to land. With no land in sight, it was getting dark and they were low on fuel. The pilot began a controlled ditching in the open sea about midnight, forty miles south of Kauai Island. With the nose up, the aircraft hit the water; the tail section up to just aft of the wings broke off and drifted away. Water came rushing into the compartments and everyone got out as best they could. In the water, they found only two 2-man rafts had deployed and were upside down. The other expected rafts did not launch when the aircraft hit the water. While clinging to the rafts, they began a crew count. One crew member was missing. It was dark and hard to see anything. Climbing onto the upside down rafts, they began calling for him. They heard a faint voice in the distance and began to move in that direction. They found the crew man riding, cowboy style, on the tail section, in front of the vertical stabilizer bruised but unhurt. Now they were all together, cold, wet, a long way from base, and a long night ahead. After three days and nights afloat, they were located by a PBY-5 Catalina which landed in heavy seas to rescue them, damaging the hull in the swell. Returning to Pearl Harbor, because of the damage to the PBY hull during the water landing, the PBY had to make a high speed run and fly up the sea plane ramp. The pilots nosed the PBY up the ramp and it skidded across the tarmac, came to a halt and slowly rocked onto one wing float. There were a lot of people waiting for them - Army, Navy, Medics. The nine crew were back at Pearl and on the way to the hospital. The crew killed was U/N Earl J. Cooper.
Source: www.joebaugher.com

On approach to Hickam AFB, the airplane was attacked by the pilot of a Japanese fighter. Bullets hit the aircraft and its cargo. Several explosions occurred, and upon touchdown, the bomber went out of control and veered off runway, coming to rest broken in two and bursting into flames. A crew member was killed and seven others were injured.

While approaching the Oahu Island following a flight from California, the airplane was attacked by Japanese fighters. The captain was able to make an emergency landing on a beach located near Bellows Field AFB. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all eight crew members escaped uninjured. The accident occurred during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Crew (38th Reconnaissance Squadron):
1st Lt Robert H. Richards +7.

Suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea some 10 km south of Diamond Head, Honolulu. Crew fate unknown.

The airplane suffered an accident while taxiing at Hickam AFB, Honolulu. There were no casualties.