Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder into the Tyrrhenian Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FK371
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7408
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea while performing a maritime patrol flight. No trace of the aircraft nor the six crew members was ever found.
Crew:
F/Sgt T. C. Bullock,
W/O F. L. Trovillo,
P/O J. L. Mouatt,
Sgt C. Warburton,
F/O D. G. Bentham,
F/Sgt J. S. Patman.

Crash of a Martin B-26B Marauder in Avon Park

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-17835
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Avon Park Bombing Range. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder near Barksdale AFB

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-7472
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered a technical failure in flight and crashed 10 km southwest of Barksdale AFB. There were no fatalities.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FK364
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bône - Bône
MSN:
7433
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Bône Airfield (now Annaba), en engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed. The copilot was killed while five other crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/O Slade,
F/O MacDonald,
F/Sgt Lindschau,
Sgt Mutch,
Sgt Lovelace,
F/Sgt Beddell. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure after rotation.

Crash of a Martin B-26B Martin near Englewood: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-34818
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the airplane collided with a second USAAF Martin B-26 Marauder registered 41-34790 that was carrying six crew members. Following the collision, both airplanes crashed 10 km south of Englewood and were destroyed. All 13 crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Paul R. Sterpole,
2nd Lt Thomas F. Allen Jr.,
2nd Lt Walter S. Kozel Jr.,
2nd Lt Edward R. Luoma,
S/Sgt Frank E. Smith,
S/Sgt Clyde F. Trainer Jr.,
T/Sgt Marvin E. Van Natta.

Crash of a Martin B-26B Martin near Englewood: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-34790
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the airplane collided with a second USAAF Martin B-26 Marauder registered 41-34818 that was carrying seven crew members. Following the collision, both airplanes crashed 10 km south of Englewood and were destroyed. All 13 crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Randolph E. Bailey,
2nd Lt Emil J. Hausch,
F/O Robert J. Baskin,
S/Sgt J. H. Jones,
Pvt Louis C. Beal,
Pfc Frank P. Miller.

Crash of a Martin B-26B Marauder in Avon Park: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-17653
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 at the Avon Park Bombing Range. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Nicholas J. Bonnell,
S/Sgt Billy T. Cartwright,
S/Sgt Leo F. Rohlfs.

Crash of a Martin B-26B Marauder in Nadi

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-17576
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nadi - Nadi
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Nadi-Narewa Field on an operation to the Hebrides Islands. After takeoff, one of the engine failed. The airplane lost height, hit a palm tree and crashed, coming to rest broken in three. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
2nd Lt Edward H. Morrison, pilot,
2nd Lt Kipp, copilot,
2nd Lt John K. Burns, navigator,
Cpl George T. McGraw, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Martin B-26A-1 Marauder at McDill AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-7469
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
McDill - McDill
MSN:
7469
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from McDill AFB, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt James J. Fahy Jr.,
2nd Lt Homer A. Wood,
Pfc Arthur Latter.
Probable cause:
Engine failure just after liftoff.