Zone
Texas

Crash of a Martin B-26B-4 Marauder near Laughlin AFB

Date & Time: May 31, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-18147
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Laughlin AFB (Del Rio)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an engine failure and crashed 6 km southeast of Laughlin AFB. There were no fatalities.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-4 Marauder at Laughlin AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-18180
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Laughlin AFB (Del Rio)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while landing at Laughlin AFB. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Milburn B. Henry,
F/O Robert D. Jones,
Sgt Albert W. Kanzler.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder near Laughlin AFB

Date & Time: May 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
40-1450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Laughlin AFB - Laughlin AFB
MSN:
1450
YOM:
1940
Location:
Laughlin AFB (Del Rio)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 8 km southeast of Laughlin AFB. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-20-MA Marauder near Brackettville: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-31725
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Laughlin AFB - Laughlin AFB
MSN:
3439
YOM:
1941
Location:
Brackettville
Texas
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:
The crew departed Laughlin AFB on a training exercise and the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances some 22 km east northeast of Brackettville. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Harold E. Dyer Jr.,
F/O Carlos W. Moss,
F/O Dwight H. Orahood,
S/Sgt John P. Frigerio.

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

Date & Time: May 3, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-18230
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Laughlin AFB - Laughlin AFB
Location:
Laughlin AFB (Del Rio)
Texas
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:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an uninhabited area located about 40 km northwest of Laughlin AFB. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Russel R. Sanders,
2nd Lt Francis Anthony Thomas,
Cpl Henry H. Wtulich,
Pfc Roy S. Smith.
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