Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Erla GmbH aircraft factory at Mortsel, Antwerp, Belgium. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heikant, north of Antwerp. Three crew members were killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt R. W. Seelos, pilot,
1st Lt A. Kramarinko, copilot,
2nd Lt W. W. Saunders, navigator,
T/Sgt Fred Ray Hampton, radio operator, †
2nd Lt James E. Murray, bombardier, †
T/Sgt Stanley P. Stemkoski, air gunner, †
T/Sgt W. H. Keskey, air gunner,
S/Sgt W. E. Baker, air gunner,
S/Sgt R. E. Walls, air gunner,
S/Sgt R. Magee, air gunner.

The airplane departed Marrakech Airport on a flight to RAF St Eval with a crew of five on board. Approaching the destination, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed on a beach located in Hayle, about 45 km southwest of RAF St Eval. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all five crew members escaped unhurt.

The airplane was on a ferry flight from Florida to Europe via West Palm Beach, Borinquen, Waller AFB, Belém, Natal and Bathurst. Approaching the African coast, an engine failed. The crew ditched the airplane into the sea some 50 km off Bathurst and were later rescued by a RAF Sunderland. The airplane sank and was lost.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation against the Renault factory located in Boulogne-Billancourt. Approaching Rouen at an altitude of 20,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Fontaine-sous-Préaux, 7 km northeast of Rouen. Two crew members were killed, one evaded and seven became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Harold Patrick O'Neill, pilot,
2nd Lt Peter W. Branch, copilot,
T/Sgt Charles Hulbert Provine, flight engineer,
2nd Lt Warren B. Collins, navigator,
T/Sgt Clifford Don Fisher, radio operator,
S/Sgt Raymond Emmett Wells, bombardier,
S/Sgt James H. Ahern, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Georges H. Hargadon, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Roy Louis JAmeson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Charles Frederick John Kindle, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation against the Renault factory located in Boulogne-Billancourt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Le Bocasse, 18 km north of Rouen. Six crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Ercil F. Eyster, pilot, †
2nd Lt Fred H. Hayward, copilot, †
T/Sgt Harold J. Dunham, flight engineer, †
2nd Lt John D. Shanks, navigator, †
Sgt Edmund Robinson Thornton, radio operator,
S/Sgt Marcus K. Davis, bombardier,
Sgt George Tom Morton, air gunner,
S/Sgt Robert Carl Altizer, air gunner,
S/Sgt Floyd Earl Bauer, air gunner, †
Sgt Eugene A. Nicosia, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston at 1100LT on an operation against the Renault factory located in Boulogne-Billancourt. After passing over Rouen, it was shot down by German fighters and crashed in Le Vaudreuil. A crew was killed, two evaded and seven became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Morris M. Jones, pilot,
1st Lt Edward Wownshend Logan, copilot,
1st Lt Robert Fabec, bombardier,
1st Lt Homer Hirst Mohr, navigator,
Sgt William Harvey Johnson, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Jack Orcutt Luehrs, radio operator,
Sgt Allen Michael Fitzgerald, air gunner,
S/Sgt Edward C. Mescher, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Miles Lewis Cooley, air gunner,
Sgt John G. Hollenbeck, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Chelveston on an operation against the Renault factory located in Boulogne-Billancourt. It was first attacked by light Flak and later shot down by a German fighter. Two crew members were killed and eight others parachuted to safety.
Crew:
1st Lt Herschel B. Ellis, pilot,
2nd Lt Eugene G. Gwier, copilot,
T/Sgt Malcolm Henry Logan, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Stanley Tucker, radio operator,
2nd Lt Raymond Michael Rahner, navigator,
Sgt Archibald Bertie Parker, bombardier, †
S/Sgt William G. Withus, air gunner, †
S/Sgt William Thomas Humberston, air gunner,
S/Sgt Raymond Mordocal Turner Jr., air gunner,
Sgt Vito Tony Pasquariello, air gunner.

The airplane departed Hendricks AFB, Sebring, on a training exercise. While maneuvering in the vicinity of Lake Placid, it went out of control and crashed some 30 km south of the airbase. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt John C. Yeuell,
Cpt Joseph B. Chrishoph,
2nd Lt Ralph S. Massey,
2nd Lt James H. Miller,
Sgt Tommy F. Cherry.

The airplane departed Walla Walla Airport on a local instrument navigation training flight. The weather closed in south of Pendleton, OR, and the crew became lost. The radio compass malfunctioned, and it was discovered that the navigator's compass had been removed from the aircraft. The control tower at Walla Walla Field instructed the crew to attempt reaching Gowen Field at Boise, ID, where visibility had improved. En route, they found the bomb bay fuel tank had not been filled before takeoff. Carburetor and wing icing became an issue as the weather worsened. Later the crew realized they wouldn't be able to reach Boise, so the pilot set the aircraft on autopilot and ordered the crew to bail out. All nine men bailed out over the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in remote wilderness. The aircraft circled for several minutes until the fuel was exhausted then crashed in a mountainous area located 40 km southeast of Challis, ID. Eight of the nine airmen survived deep snow and freezing temperatures for over a week by following the river and staying in abandoned cabins. Rescue came after one of them figured out how to climb a pole and close the switch for a ranger station telephone. The flight engineer (S/Sgt Henry C. Vanslager) was never found, and it was assumed that either his parachute failed to open or he drowned in the river.
Source: Joe Baugher

The bomber took off from Ephrata AFB just after midnight for a mission to complete Second Air Force Model Mission #8, which included one hour of landings, one hour of night dry bombing runs on PDI and an hour of instrument practice. The crew was instructed to check in every 30 minutes; they did three times. Later, it began to give a position report when the signal cut-off. Despite ground station attempts, the crew could not be raised again. The wreckage was found on 2 April 1943 in hilly terrain some 26 km east of Ellensburg. The airplane impacted a ridge some 15 metres below the summit. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Eryle W. Boettcher,
2nd Lt Derek Bovingdon,
2nd Lt Andrew L. Bowman,
2nd Lt Ennis Dole Hake,
S/Sgt Edward R. Miller,
S/Sgt Max E. Miller,
S/Sgt William Miller,
S/Sgt Ralph C. Wagner,
Sgt Ray W. Stitze.