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Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Eskişehir: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1948

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

Operator:

Registration:

6862

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Eskişehir - Eskişehir

MSN:

4648

YOM:

1943

Location:

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

2

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

Crashed shortly after takeoff from Eskişehir for unknown reason. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Douglas A-26B Invader near Çubuk: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1948

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Location:

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

1

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

1

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near the Çubuk dam, killing the pilot, sole on board.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore in Diyarbakir: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1947

Type of aircraft:

Martin 187 Baltimore

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Diyarbakir - Diyarbakir

Location:

Southeastern Anatolia Region (Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

4

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

4

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Diyarbakir while completing a training sortie. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore V in Eskisehir: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1947

Type of aircraft:

Martin 187 Baltimore

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Eskişehir - Eskişehir

Location:

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

2

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

2

Circumstances:

Crashed while performing a training sortie in Eskişehir AFB. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore V in Diyarbakir: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1947

Type of aircraft:

Martin 187 Baltimore

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Diyarbakir - Diyarbakir

Location:

Southeastern Anatolia Region (Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

1

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

1

Circumstances:

The pilot Sadettin Toker was killed when his Baltimore crashed in unknown circumstances near the Diyarbakir Airport while performing a training sortie.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Gölbaşı: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

4744

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Ankara - Ankara

MSN:

LX511

Location:

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

4

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

4

Circumstances:

The crew left Ankara-Etimesgut AFB for a local training flight when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Gölbaşı, south of Ankara. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore near Kütahya: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Martin 187 Baltimore

Operator:

Registration:

5357

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Kütahya - Kütahya

Location:

Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

4

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

4

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Yörük Köyü: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Eskisehir Tayyare Fabrikasi

Registration:

5

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Eskisehir - Eskisehir

Location:

Black Sea Region (Karadeniz Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

5

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

5

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a test flight from Eskisehir on behalf of the Eskisehir Aircraft Factory. En route, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Yörük Köyü, in the region of Düzce. All five occupants were killed.
Source:
http://www.tayyareci.com/hvsehitleri/cilt1-1914-47/1945-1947/288.htm

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore V in Kütahya AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Martin 187 Baltimore

Operator:

Registration:

5329

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Location:

Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

1

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

1

Circumstances:

The pilot Niyazi Kuray was killed when the twin engine aircraft crashed near the Kütahya airbase while completing a training mission.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.95 Flamingo in Adana

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1942

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.95 Flamingo

Operator:

Registration:

G-AFYI

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

95012

YOM:

1940

Location:

Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi)

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

0

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

0

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

0

Circumstances:

Crashed while on final approach to Adana Airport. There were no casualties. The airplane named 'King Henry' was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

An investigation blamed on insufficient training of the pilots, which suggests they may have been unfamiliar with having to 'reprime' the Exactor controls. Previously, BOAC reported that the accident was due to a failure of the Exactor throttle controls.

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