Crash of a Martin B-26B-1 Marauder into the Atlantic Ocean: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-17760
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight from the US to England and departed Presque Isle with a crew of seven on board. On the leg from Gander to Greenland, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean and was missing. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Homer R. Danison Jr.,
2nd Lt Tom S. Dorroh Jr.,
2nd Lt James F. McKinney,
T/Sgt Joseph F. Salgado,
S/Sgt Britton Payne,
S/Sgt Wallace F. Walle,
Cpl James J. Holland.

Crash of a Martin A-30 Baltimore into the Atlantic Ocean: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-27750
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3855
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a delivery flight to the Royal Air Force and departed Natal, Brazil. It failed to arrive at destination and probably crashed somewhere into the Atlantic Ocean. Lost without trace. Should be registered FA168 with RAF.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator into the Atlantic Ocean: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-11650
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Gander – Prestwick
MSN:
146
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
While on a flight from Gander to Prestwick, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Atlantic Ocean. As it failed to arrive at Prestwick Airport, SAR operations were initiated but not trace of the airplane nor the 11 crew members was ever found. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpt Arthur H. Tuttle Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Luther E. Hogan, pilot,
T/Sgt Michael J. Morrisey, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Raymond B. Hoke Jr., radio operator,
Cpt Sachse Wallace, navigator,
Cpt Joseph H. Nesbit, bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Vernon R. Sentz,
S/Sgt Wilford O. Gaines,
T/Sgt Joseph T. Hutson, radar operation,
S/Sgt Carl J. Anderson, air gunner,
T/Sgt John W. Yingling.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-18353
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Land's End - Gibraltar - Oran
MSN:
4391
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Land's End on a flight to Oran with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. It was carrying troops taking part to the Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of the North French Africa. While cruising over the sea, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and got lost. Eventually, the crew spotted a ship and ditched the airplane nearby, some 400 km off the Portuguese coast. All 15 occupants were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Crew lost in bad weather.

Crash of a Vickers 429 Wellington VIII into the Atlantic Ocean: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
HX776
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean some 152 km northwest of the Shetland Islands. The wreckage and the crew were never recovered. It seems that the airplane was mistakenly shot down by allied fire. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Hollis Bramwell, pilot,
Sgt Sydney Gibbs Brooking,
P/O George Albert Hamman,
Sgt Ronald Durance Huslter,
Sgt Frank Ernest Kirby,
Sgt Allan Ivan Mugford.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina IIIA into the Atlantic Ocean: 9 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FP535
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
339
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
While engaged in a maritime patrol flight, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean and was lost without trace with its nine crew members. In 1983, the wreckage was located at coordinates 64° 47' N and 26° 19' W, some 220 km west northwest of Reykjavik. The entire crew was from the Royal Norwegian Navy (Marinens flygevåpen).
Crew:
Lt B. Tingulstad,
Qm K. Myran,
Qm S. R. Pedersen,
Qm T. Hansen,
Qm S. Dannevig-Hauge,
Qm F. S. Aanonsen,
Ac1 K. Bergene,
Ac1 B. Mortensen,
Ac1 A. Johansen.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor into the Atlantic Ocean: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+KL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
109
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane failed to return to base following a mission over Iceland. Believed to have crashed somewhere into the Atlantic Ocean. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Feldt, pilot,
Fw Bernhard Korber, pilot,
Lt Herbert Hachtmann, radio operator,
Uffz Georg Stiegle, radio operator,
Obfw Werner Sieth, mechanic,
Uffz Walter Schultze, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the Atlantic Ocean: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3957
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kirmington to lay mines in the French waters. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O William August Crane, pilot,
Sgt John Roberts Ovens,
Sgt James Arthur Taylor,
Sgt Harry Pollitt,
Sgt Arthur Reginald Rudd, air gunner.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III into the Atlantic Ocean: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BW454
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dartmouth - Dartmouth
MSN:
414-6133
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Copilot / Total flying hours:
964
Copilot / Total hours on type:
964
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Dartmouth Airport on an anti-submarine patrol mission with a 10-hours endurance. It failed to return to base and probably crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Nova Scotia. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur Roland Booth, pilot,
P/O Walter Lawrence Junge, observer,
P/O David McGillivray Knowles, observer,
P/O Charles Gordon Sawyer, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Douglas Selig, air gunner.
Final Report:

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the Atlantic Ocean: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1476
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1904LT on September 23 to lay mines in the French waters off Lorient. The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Atlantic Ocean. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt T. Sekowski, pilot,
F/O R. Rodzynkiewicz, navigator,
F/O L. Ostaszewski, observer,
Sgt A. Prucheniewicz, wireless operator,
Sgt Antoni Ostrowski, air gunner.