Crash of a North American B-25D Mitchell near Winnsboro: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
41-29664
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
87-7829
YOM:
1941
Location:
Winnsboro
South Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 3 km southeast of Winnsboro, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
1st Lt Jack D. Ledbetter,
1st Lt Stephen G. Link,
2nd Lt William B. Aubert,
S/Sgt Gerald W. DeBord,
S/Sgt Ernest J. Storm,
S/Sgt Aaron F. White,
S/Sgt Dennis A. Wihl,
Sgt Edward J. Dubicki.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell near Moravian Falls

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
41-12734
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
82-5369
YOM:
1941
Location:
Moravian Falls
North Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near Moravian Falls. All seven crew members parachuted to safety.

Crash of a North American B-25D-30 Mitchell in Trinidad

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
43-3448
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
100-23774
YOM:
1943
Location:
Trinidad Island
All Trinidad and Tobago
Country:
Trinidad and Tobago
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances on Trinidad Island. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell near Cashiers: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
41-12740
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Greenville - Meridian
MSN:
82-5375
YOM:
1941
Location:
Cashiers
North Carolina
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:
En route from Greenville to Meridian-Key Field, while cruising at night, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located in the Blue Ridge Mountain Range, southeast of Cashiers. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Philip J. Graziano,
2nd Lt Bart S. Monroe,
F/O Richard S. Brock,
S/Sgt Harvey M. Capellan,
Sgt Michael Sekel.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell at RAF Foulsham

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
FL174
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Foulsham - Foulsham
MSN:
82-5290
YOM:
1941
Location:
Foulsham
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a local solo training flight, the pilot was returning to base when, on final, the banked steeply to avoid a bird strike. Doing so, the airplane descended and collided with tree tops before landing. It was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O C. P. Cowan, pilot.

Crash of a North American B-25C-5 Mitchell near Sinnamary: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
42-53450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
90-11937
YOM:
1942
Location:
Sinnamary
All French Guyana
Country:
French Guyana
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Sinnamary, killing all six crew members.
Crew:
2nd Lt Austin Dement,
2nd Lt Andrew O. Dunkin Jr.,
2nd Lt Nat Goldberg,
S/Sgt Bert Wells,
Sgt Walter H. Olson,
Sgt O. Stephanopoulos.

Crash of a North American B-25C Mitchell into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1943 at 1708 LT
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
FL672
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Foulsham - Foulsham
MSN:
82-5396
YOM:
1941
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Foulsham at 1605 on an air sea rescue operation over the North Sea. The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 100 km west of the Dutch port of IJmuiden. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt P. M. D. Marx, pilot,
Sgt J. A. White,
Sgt R. McB. Boswell,
F/Sgt L. G. H. Hingley.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a North American B-25C-5 Mitchell near Cayenne: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
42-53461
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
90-11948
YOM:
1942
Location:
Cayenne
All French Guyana
Country:
French Guyana
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 29 km south of Cayenne while on a ferry flight from the US to North Africa via Trinidad & Tobago and Belém. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Jo Graham Davidson, pilot,
F/O Lester J. Long Jr.,
F/O Edwin R. Welcome,
S/Sgt John F. Roth, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Athel A. Pate,
T/Sgt Carlton F. Budd,
T/Sgt George S. Cummings.

Crash of a North American B-25D-5 Mitchell in Apalachicola: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
41-29986
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Turner Field - Tyndall
MSN:
87-8151
YOM:
1941
Location:
Apalachicola
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While on a flight from Turner Field to Tyndall AFB, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Apalachicola Gunnery Camp. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Thomas F. Brown,
F/O Edward A. Bagwell,
F/O Albert D. Braswell,
S/Sgt Francis M. Morin,
Sgt James L. Smith,
Cpl Gene D. Hofherr.

Crash of a North American B-25D-5 Mitchell at Morrison AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
41-30009
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
87-8174
YOM:
1941
Location:
Morrison AFB (Palm Beach)
Florida
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:
Crashed while taking off from Morrison AFB, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
1st Lt George E. Mudd,
2nd Lt Layton George Zoubeck,
F/O Roy A. Young,
Cpl Samuel S. Powers,
Cpl John W. Walsh.
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