Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III near Baie-Johan-Beetz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943 at 1145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
BZ272
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7566
YOM:
1941
Location:
Baie-Johan-Beetz
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
1152
Captain / Total hours on type:
65.00
Circumstances:
The crew departed Montreal-Dorval Airport on a transatlantic delivery flight to UK. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 47 km north-northeast of Baie-Johan-Beetz, at coordinates 50° 40' 06.0" N 62° 30' 35.0" W. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Fritz Werner Svenson, pilot,
P/O John Evelyn Wreford Birkett, navigator,
W/O Walter Jesse Thurlow, wireless operator.
Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas P-70 Havoc in Port Moresby

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
39-767
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Port Moresby-Jackson (7 Mile Drome)
National Capital District
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at 7 Mile Drome. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Douglas A-20G-10-DO Havoc in Delta: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-53969
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
11304
YOM:
1943
Location:
Delta
Utah
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. A crew was killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Dellie O. Ullrich.

Crash of a Douglas A-20G-5-DO Havoc in Edmond: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-53827
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
11162
YOM:
1943
Location:
Edmond
Oklahoma
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 2 km northeast of Edmond. A crew was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Robert W. Hampson.

Crash of a Douglas A-20G-1-DO Havoc in Caucaia

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-53655
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10990
YOM:
1943
Location:
Caucaia
Ceará
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas A-20 Havoc in Lake Charles

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL878
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Lake Charles
Louisiana
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 landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Douglas A-20C-10-DO Havoc at Parnamirim AFB

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-33380
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6842
YOM:
1941
Location:
Parnamirim AFB (Natal)
Rio Grande do Norte
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Parnamirim AFB. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Douglas A-20 Havoc near Villaldama: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL335
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Villaldama
Nuevo León
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Following a fuel exhaustion, the airplane crashed 2 km from Villaldama. Two crew were killed and two others parachuted to safety.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Douglas A-20G-10-DO Havoc near Fort Nelson: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-53869
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
11204
YOM:
1943
Location:
Fort Nelson
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Fort Nelson. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Marshall F. Blair.

Crash of a Douglas A-20G-1-DO Havoc in Zyrianka: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-53721
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Meteorological / Weather
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Seymchan - Seymchan
MSN:
11056
YOM:
1943
Location:
Zyrianka
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Seymchan Airport on a weather reconnaissance flight to prepare the future transfer of a fleet to Yakutsk. Prior to the flight, the crew was briefed to avoid any cloud ceiling and not flying over the altitude of 15,000 feet. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew continued into clouds, climbed to an altitude of 17,500 feet where he encountered icing conditions and a lack of oxygen. Contact was lost and the airplane crashed in a mountainous area located near Zyrianka. The wreckage was found by the crew of a Mil Mi-4 during the summer 1972. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the pilot to return to base when weather conditions worsened. It is believed that the crew became incapacitated due to a lack of oxygen while cruising at an altitude of 17,500 feet.
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