Zone
Georgia

Crash of a Boeing B-50A-5-BO Superfortress off McDill AFB: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-50 Superfortress
Operator:
Registration:
46-009
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chatham - McDill
MSN:
15729
YOM:
1947
Location:
McDill AFB (Tampa)
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
On approach to McDill AFB, the aircraft caught fire. Five crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed into the Tampa Bay. Seven other crew members were killed.

Crash of a Boeing B-50A-30-BO Superfortress in Savannah: 11 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1949 at 2117 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-50 Superfortress
Operator:
Registration:
47-110
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chatham – Biggs
MSN:
15794
YOM:
1947
Location:
Savannah
Georgia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
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.

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

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-18198
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Chatham AFB (Savannah)
Georgia
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 8 km southwest of Chatham AFB. Four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Floyd R. Thompson,
F/O Joseph R. Whitehead,
S/Sgt William Fill,
Sgt Edgar L. Jackson.
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