Iceland

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.

The airplane departed RAF Kaldaðarnes at 0630LT on an anti submarine patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. Three minutes after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, both engines failed. The airplane stalled and crashed on the frozen Ölfusá River, about 1,600 metres northwest of the airfield, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Derrick Mallett, pilot, †
P/O George Wilbert Henry Ebert, navigator, †
Sgt Evariste Pierre Dubois, wireless operator, †
Sgt Charles Oliver Hunter, air gunner.

Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. There were no fatalities. The airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Shortly after takeoff from Reykjavik Airport, while on a transit flight from Europe to the US, the engine n°3 caught fire and exploded. The crew decided to return for an emergency landing. On final approach, the engine n°3 fell off and the airplane landed in flames. Upon touchdown, the right main gear failed and the aircraft skidded for few hundred metres before coming to rest with both wings on fire. Nine occupants were killed and six others were injured.
Crew (120th Squadron):
W/O Peter Lawrence Brooks Ellis, pilot, †
F/S John Gibson Benson, copilot, †
F/S George Frederick Denis Lowrison, radio navigator, †
Sgt D. McClelland, flight engineer,
F/S A. Barthorpe, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt G. Young, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Stanfield, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Passengers:
Cdr C. Harris,
Lt A. Finn,
S/L H. Catchlove,
F/O William John Wright, †
F/L Francis Henry Salt, †
LAC Maurce Ian Kidd, †
Cpl H. Y. Mills, †
Cpl J. D. Cole. †

The seaplane was engaged in an anti-submarine sweep operation and was supposed to assist a convoy of vessels en route to England. About 15 minutes into the flight, the crew encountered a heavy snow storm when the airplane crashed in a snow covered field located near Patterson Field, bursting into flames. The airplane was totally destroyed and all nine crew members were killed.
Crew (VP-84):
Lt Harvey H. Luce, pilot,
Lt(jg) Donald A. Helms, copilot,
Ap1c Wilfred A. Burri, copilot,
Ens Glenn S. Nelson, navigator,
Amm1c Willard P. Kantz,
Rm1c Chester A. Eichelberger,
Amm3c James L. Bryan,
Rm3c Brack W. Goode,
Amm3c William G. Hammond.

The four engine airplane failed to return to base following an operation over Iceland and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the sea off the island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Kurt Pieper, pilot,
Uffz Johannes Möckel, copilot,
Uffz Karl Wissner, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Kreft, radio operator,
Uffz Wilhelm Heck, mechanic,
Ogefr Hans Möller, air gunner.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Iceland. Lost without trace.
Crew.
Uffz Werner Scolz, pilot,
Lt Friedrich Lohmayer, observer,
Uffz Paul Kron, radio operator,
Obfw Wilhelm Hofmann, mechanic,
Uffz Rudolf Wendler, mechanic.

For unknown reasons, the pilot was attempting an emergency landing when the airplane crashed into the sea south of Akranes. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Gerhard Skuballa, pilot,
Uffz Uwe Gåoddecke, observer,
Fw Herbert Fischer, radio operator.

The four engine airplane departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport on a reconnaissance flight over the western part of Iceland. Intercepted by two USAAF P-38 Lightning, it was shot down and crashed on the western slope of Kleppatagl (407 metres high) located in Arnarvatnsheiði. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Heinrich A. Godde, pilot,
Fw Mathias Frantzen, pilot,
Ofw Horst Kross, radio operator,
Uffz Manfred Unger, radio operator,
Uffz Alois Schwab, bomb aimer,
Uffz Helmut Engelmann, mechanic,
Uffz Hans Todtenhöfer, mechanic.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Mt Esja. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Franz Kirchmann, pilot,
Lt Josef Ulsamer, Observer,
Lt Harald Osthus, observer.