Ground accident of an Avro 652 Anson XI in Vienna

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH602
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing, the twin engine aircraft swung due to heavy winds, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-5-DK Dakota C.3 in Vienna

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
KG310
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
12305
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach in poor weather conditions, the aircraft was too low and hit the ground with its left wing. It went out of control and crashed short of runway. All occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in Innsbruck

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
43-35376
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
450
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot John D. Dunleavy was injured.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-65-DL Flying Fortress near Hinterbichl: 20 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
44-6765
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
22988
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
While flying in marginal weather conditions, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Austrian Alps, in Tyrol. The wreckage was found about 20 miles northeast of Campo Tures and few km north of Hinterbichl. All 20 occupants were killed.
Crew:
T/S William H. Arroyo,
T/S Milton A. Jackson,
Cpt Francis S. J. Sargeant
Cpl Herman O. Vold,
1st Lt Alex A. Williams Jr.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-25-VE Flying Fortress near Kleinsölk: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1944 at 1042 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42-97728
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Foggia - Foggia
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The four engine bomber was returning to its base in Foggia following a bombing mission over a tank complex located in Linz, Austria. While flying over the Alps in poor weather conditions, the crew encountered technical problems with two engines and was able to send a mayday message at 1042LT. Two crew members bailed out before the aircraft crashed in a mountainous region located near Kleinsölk, some 80 km southeast of Salzburg. While both 'jumpers' were found alive, no trace of the aircraft was found and all search operations were suspended after few days. Sixty years later, in 2004, the wreckage was eventually found. At the time of the accident, the weather conditions were bad with strong winds as well.
Crew (301st BG):
2nd Lt Albert H. Mitchko, pilot, †
1st Lt Philip M. Bullock, copilot, †
2nd Lt Harry P. Hillhouse, navigator,
Sgt Roy T. Patterson, flight engineer,
1st Lt Benjamin L. Cantwell, radio navigator, †
2nd Lt William W. Flood, bombardier, †
S/Sgt Robert G. Haglund, radio operator, †
S/Sgt Mark E. Imlay, air gunner, †
Sgt William J. O'Brien, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas J. Spagnolo, air gunner. †
Source & photos: http://www.kleinsoelk.at/aircrash.htm
Final Report:

Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-15-CF Liberator in Stams

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1944 at 0945 LT
Operator:
Registration:
41-29377
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pantanella - Pantanella
MSN:
476
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a bombing mission and left Pantanella AFB in the day. En route, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. All ten crewmen were able to bail out and were later rescued. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52 in Rattenegg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route, the three engine aircraft hit a mountain in the region of Rattenegg, Styria. All seven occupants were killed, among them four Generals of the German Army:
General Eduard Dietl,
General Infantry Thomas-Emil von Wickede,
General Mountain Troops Karl Eglseer,
Lt General Franz Rossi.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24H-5-FO Liberator in Rabenwald: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
42-7700
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route, aircraft went out of control and crashed in Rabenwald, some 36 km northeast of Graz. Four crew were rescued while seven others were killed. Exact circumstances unknown.
Crew who were killed:
Harry Moore,
Bale Semack,
James Richels,
Gordon Thornton,
Roy Reneau,
James Milnes,
George Stout.
Taken prisoner:
Walter Cates,
Charles Freeman,
Carl Shedlock,
Francis Stack.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hau in Langenlebarn: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Heinrich Schaber was killed in this accident that occurred in unknown circumstances.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Vienna: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OY-DAL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Copenhagen – Vienna
MSN:
5610
YOM:
1937
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While descending in marginal weather conditions to Vienna-Aspern Airport, the three-engine aircraft christened 'Selandia' crashed in a field few km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and two passengers were killed. 14 other occupants were injured.