Crash of a Douglas A-20G-10-DO Havoc near Saint Anthony: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-53884
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
11219
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 19 km north of Saint Anthony. A crew was killed.
Crew:
F/O Hubert P. Hampton.

Crash of a Douglas P-70A-1 Havoc at Tinker AFB

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-33135
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6597
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances and destroyed. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Douglas A-20G-10-DO Havoc at Ogden AFB

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-53911
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11246
YOM:
1943
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-20B-DL Havoc in Bethel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-3667
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5997
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both crew members.
Crew:
F/O David A. Smiley,
Sgt Walter J. Jackson.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B-DL Havoc near Oklahoma City: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-2963
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City
MSN:
5293
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 3 km north of Oklahoma City-Will Rogers Airport. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Edward J. Carroll,
S/Sgt David H. King,
Sgt Charles W. Gilliam.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B-DL Havoc near Starke: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-2973
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5303
YOM:
1941
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 6 km north of Starke. A crew was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Wirt E. J. Billingslea.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III at RAF Talbenny: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
AL750
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Talbenny - Talbenny
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Talbenny. The approach was completed with the port engine unserviceable. The pilot overshot and initiated a turn to the left, probably for a second approach to land, when the airplane entered a dive from a height of 100 feet and crashed 1,5 km from the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Empsall Tyas, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Fred Jesse Oliver, navigator,
F/Sgt Montagu Norminton Williams, radio operator,
F/Sgt Gordon John Rankmore, air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B-DL Havoc in Kacha: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1943 at 1240 LT
Operator:
Registration:
41-3609
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Krasnoyarsk - Krasnoyarsk
MSN:
5939
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Krasnoyarsk-Sheremshanka Airport at 1215LT on a local training flight with 10 other airplanes. En route, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located near Kacha, 22 km southwest of Sheremshanka Airfield. All four crew members were killed. All other airplanes returned to the airport at 1250LT.
Crew:
Cpt Piotr Mikhaïlovitch Stepanov, pilot,
Cpt Vassili Andreïevitch Kravets, navigator,
Sgt Viktor Alekseïevitch Panov, radio operator,
Lt Garif Nigmatzyanovich Shaikhutdinov, flight engineer.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B-DL Havoc near Seymchan: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-3645
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Seymchan - Seymchan
MSN:
5975
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
35
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Seymchan on a training flight with one pilot, one inspector and one technician on board. Following single engine maneuvers, the crew continued to the south where the visibility was poor. The airplane failed to return to base and was declared missing. Local farmers found the wreckage on 15 June 1943 some 50 km southeast of Seymchan, 18 km northeast of the Boriskine mine. The airplane was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, it is believed that the airplane disintegrated in the air, maybe following a structural failure, and was destroyed by a post crash fire. The right wing and the tail were found 1,5 - 2 km from the fuselage.

Crash of a Douglas P-70 Havoc near Leesburg: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
39-759
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 16 km south of Leesburg. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Arthur C. Tilton,
Sgt Walter H. Johnson,
Pfc Albert J. Thonen.