Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Akureyri

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
41-18514
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4606
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Belly landed for unknown reason 27 km from Akureyri. No casualties.
Source & photo:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19440807-2

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
FL922
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
245
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the take off run, the aircraft swung, veered off runway and collided with a truck. No casualties.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor off Grimsey Island

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+FL
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
0200
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a survey flight off the north coast of Iceland, the four-engine aircraft was shot down by two USAAF P.38 Lightning and crashed into the Greenland Sea off the Grimsey Island. All seven crew members took refuge in a dinghy and were later rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (I/KG40):
Karl Holtrup,
Günter Karte,
Josef Teufel,
Herbert Richter,
Emil Brandt,
Wilhelm Lehn,
Siegfried Klinkmann.
Source: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=78787
Probable cause:
Shot down by two USAAF fighters.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24A-CO Liberator in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
AM919
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An undercarriage collapsed on landing at Reykjavik Airport. The aircraft slid on runway for several yards before coming to rest. While all occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Undercarriage collapse on landing.

Crash of a Lockheed A-29A-LO Hudson IIIA near Hraunsel: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FH377
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Reykjavik - Reykjavik
MSN:
414-6667
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to base in Reykjavik following a maritime patrol flight. In poor weather conditions, the twin engine airplane impacted a hillside located near Hraunsel, 10 km northeast of Stadur Light House. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O J. Coles, pilot,
F/Sgt F. G. Crofts, navigator,
Sgt J. E. Robbins, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt John James Hill, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt L. Franklin, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-80-CO Liberator near Patterson Field

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-40615
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1692
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an engine failure and crashed on approach to Patterson Field. There were no fatalities.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-1-CO Liberator on Mt Fagradalsfjall: 14 killed

Date & Time: May 3, 1943 at 1530 LT
Operator:
Registration:
41-23728
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Bovingdon - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
523
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bovingdon on a transatlantic flight to the US with an intermediate stop at RAF Kaldaðarnes, Iceland. While descending to the airbase, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with rain falls, low ceiling and a near zero visibility. At an altitude of 1,100 feet and a speed of 139 knots, the airplane hit a rocky peak with its right wing and later crashed on the slope of Mt Fagradalsfjall located southeast of Keflavik. The airplane disintegrated on impact and among the 15 occupants, only the tail gunner survived with minor injuries. At the time of the accident, the pilot was trying to establish a visual contact with the ground. General Andrews was the highest-ranking Allied officer to die in the line of duty to that time in the war. At the time of his death, he was Commanding General, United States Forces, European Theater of Operations. Camp Springs Army Air Field, Maryland, was renamed Andrews Field (later Joint Base Andrews), for him on 7 February 1945.
Crew (93rd Squadron):
Cpt Robert H. Shannon, pilot, †
Lt Gen Frank Maxwell Andrews, copilot, †
Cpt James E. Gott, navigator, †
T/Sgt Kenneth A. Jeffers, radio operator, †
S/Sgt Lloyd C. Weir, crew chief, †
S/Sgt George A. Eisel, tail gunner,
S/Sgt Paul H. McQueen, air gunner. †
Passengers:
Adna Wright Leonard, Methodist bishop, †
Br Gen Charles H. Barth Jr., Andrews' Chief of Staff, †
Col Marlow Krum, press officer for the ETO, †
Col Frank L. Miller, chaplain, †
Lt Col Fred A. Chapman, senior aid to Gen Andrews, †
Maj Theodore C. Totman, senior aid to Gen Andrews, †
Maj Robert H. Humphrey, chaplain, †
Cpt Joseph T. Johnson. †
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-5 in Reykjavik: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A6+CH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Trondheim - Trondheim
MSN:
430087
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission out from Trondheim, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Reykjavik and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and one parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Karl-Martin Bröck, pilot, †
Fw Werner V .G. Bullerjahn, †
Fw Theodor Scholtysek, †
Uffz Anton Mynarek.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-DL Flying Fortress near Grindavik

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-3128
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bangor - Patterson Field
MSN:
8064
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bangor, ME, on a flight to England with an intermediate stop at Patterson Field (Meeks Field) near Keflavik. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. In darkness, the crew got lost and after a flight of 14 hours, the airplane ran out of fuel, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field located north of Grindavik and was damaged beyond repair. All crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator III in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
FK232
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
145
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Reykjavik Airport, the four engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and came to rest. There were no fatalities.