Biggs AAF (El Paso)

The crew was performing a navigational exercice out from Biggs AFB, Texas. While cruising at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the aircraft went into a spin and crashed in a vertical attitude in a huge explosion in a field located southwest of Lebanon. All 16 crew members, among them four officers, were killed. The impact and the blast tore a hole in the ground that was about 18 feet deep and at least 75 feet wide.
Crew (97th BW):
1st Lt Harvey E. Martin, pilot,
Cpt John F. Adams Jr., pilot,
Apt Paul E. Anderson Jr.,
S/Sgt Ellis E. Smith,
S/Sgt James A. Travis,
S/Sgt Russell E. Moore,
Sgt Alcide Danos,
Pfc George L. Martin,
T/Sgt Charles W. Pickett,
T/Sgt Joseph Veid,
T/Sgt Vernon W. Diggle,
S/Sgt W. O. Timmons,
S/Sgt James M. Tennille Jr.,
S/Sgt Thomas James Mullen 2.

Five minutes after its takeoff from Chatham AFB, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a swampy area located along the Savannah River. All 11 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt George V. Scaringen, pilot,
Cpt. Andrew G. Walker, pilot,
Lt Rogers Hornsby Jr.,
1st Lt Robert W. Beckman, bombardier,
Cpt Anthony C. Colandro, radar navigator,
1st Lt James W. Johnson Jr., flight engineer,
T/Sgt Leonard B. Hughes, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Fred W. Cunningham, radio operator and gunner,
S/Sgt Manson L. Gregg, gunner,
S/Sgt Garnell W. Myers, gunner,
S/Sgt Billy C. Bristol, gunner.

The aircraft was part of a convoy of seven C-82's flying from Biggs AFB (El Paso) to Eglin AFB, Florida. En route, the crew encountered technical problems with an engine and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. He reduced his altitude, avoided trees and elected to make a belly landing in an open field. The aircraft hit a fence, slid for several yards and came to rest. A part of the fuselage was broken and four passengers were killed, a fifth was seriously injured. The aircraft was written off.

The aircraft was performing a flight from Biggs AFB, El Paso, to Sacramento, California. While cruising by night in stormy weather, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed on the Mt Pinos located some 14 miles west of Lebec. All five occupants were killed. The wreckage was found by walkers on 13MAY1945 only.
Crew:
Peter Antrobus, pilot
Floyd E. George, copilot
Frank S. Holmes, navigator
Edward Watkins, radio operator
Passenger:
Max K. Nelson.

Shortly after take off from Biggs AAF, while climbing, the four engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area located some 6 miles northeast of the airbase. Two crew members were killed while four others were injured.

The airplane departed Biggs AFB on a night training exercise. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot lost control of the airplane that lot height and crashed near the airfield. Ten crew members were killed and the pilot was seriously injured.
Crew:
2nd Lt Edward M. Kelley, pilot,
F/O Charles G. Novak, copilot, †
Sgt Victor A. Berreth, flight engineer, †
S/Sgt Melvin P. Simms, assistant flight engineer, †
1st Lt James W. Bishop, navigator, †
Sgt Adelbert J. Burke, radio operator, †
Sgt Woodrow W. Erwin, assistant radio operator, †
2nd Lt Ernest F. Pasqua, bombardier, †
S/Sgt Joseph P. Baucom, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert M. Parchman, air gunner, †
Sgt Howard T. Speak. †

The crew departed Biggs AAF on a local training exercise. En route, the engine n°3 propeller governor failed. As the pilot encountered control difficulties, the crew was instructed to bail out. Six crew members parachuted to safety then the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near Chaparral, some 24 km north of Biggs AAF. The pilot and the navigator, still on board, were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Oscar Lee Cantrell Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt John Nelson Gessinger, navigator.

Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Biggs AFB. All five occupants were killed.

Crashed while taking off from Biggs AFB and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crashed on landing at Biggs AFB and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.