Crash of a Martin B-26C-5-MO Marauder in Port Vincent: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-34770
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
McDill AFB - Harding Field - Ardmore
MSN:
4461
YOM:
1941
Location:
Port Vincent
Louisiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane was on re-assignment flight from McDill AFB to Ardmore with an intermediate stop at Harding Field, Baton Rouge. While flying low, it caught fire and crashed in Port Vincent, 36 km southeast of Harding Field. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Shelton Houston Pierce,
2nd Lt William M. Lester,
2nd Lt Joseph Murphy,
M/Sgt Estel B. Johnson,
Sgt Austin M. Foley,
Sgt William Williams,
Cpl Paul Banks.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-10-MA Marauder near Georgetown: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-18219
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Georgetown
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 3 km west of Georgetown. Four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Fulton T. Allen,
2nd Lt William M. Kirkland,
2nd Lt Leo A. Zelenko,
F/O J. S. Wilkinson.

Crash of a Martin B-26C-25-MO Marauder near Camp Geck: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-35189
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4880
YOM:
1941
Location:
Camp Geck
Southern Peninsula (Suðurnes)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Suffered an engine failure and crashed 3 km west of Camp Geck. Five crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Ralph M. Goodell,
2nd Lt Harry B. Wassell,
2nd Lt Earl W. Jackson,
S/Sgt Clare F. Van Camp,
Cpl Thomas V. Handloser.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder in Bouficha: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
FK152
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7434
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bouficha
Sousse Governorate (ولاية سوسة‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Bouficha. Two crew members were killed and three others were seriously injured. Two days after the accident, a crew died from injuries sustained and both last survivors passed away on July 16.
Crew:
F/O Christopher Posford Martin Phillips, pilot,
F/O Ernest James Bertuch,
W/O Frederick Vincent Parker,
Sgt Emlyn Thomas Enoch Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Daniel Macintyre Mungin Rice, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder in Castel Benito: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
FK141
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
7388
YOM:
1941
Location:
Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir)
Tripoli (طرابلس)
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After touchdown, an undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft veered off runway and came to rest. Seven crew members were injured while the air gunner F/Sgt Reginald Lodge was killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on landing after an undercarriage collapsed.

Crash of a Martin B-26C-10-MO Marauder in Gerbini

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-34872
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4563
YOM:
1941
Location:
Gerbini
Sicily
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed in Gerbini while on a bombing operation. All seven crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Griffith P. Williams, pilot,
Lt Col Wilbur W. Aring +5.
Probable cause:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder near Poteet: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
40-1367
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1367
YOM:
1940
Location:
Poteet
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a training exercise, the airplane suffered a structural failure and crashed 16 km west of Poteet. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Elvyn L. Roberts Jr.,
F/O Odean R. Millman,
Cpl David A. Pulrang,
Pvt Carl W. Turner.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Martin B-26C-25-MO Marauder near Presque Isle: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-35181
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4872
YOM:
1941
Location:
Presque Isle
Maine
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Suffered an engine failure in flight and crashed 15 km west of Presque Isle Airport. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Walter M. Cothran,
1st Lt Walter H. Peoples,
Sgt Albert L. Williams.

Crash of a Martin RB-26A Marauder in Abington: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-7475
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Barksdale AFB - Barksdale AFB
MSN:
7475
YOM:
1941
Location:
Abington
Louisiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While on a training sortie from Barksdale AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Abington. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt James K. Aden,
F/O Francis P. Smith,
Sgt Robert A. Edmunds,
Sgt John N. Motoc,
Sgt Vincent J. Pisano.

Crash of a Martin B-26C-10-MO Marauder: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-34869
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
4560
YOM:
1941
Location:
Unknown
All Unknown
Country:
Unknown
Region:
World
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was apparently shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. The pilot was killed and others occupants survived. The exact location of the accident remains unknown.
Crew:
1st Lt Al Graves, pilot.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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