Military

Crashed in unknown circumstances at Kaktovik, on Barter Island. The aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair and the pilot Erwin Charles King was uninjured.

During initial climb, an engine failed. All 37 paratroopers and three of the five crew members abandoned the aircraft that went out of control and crashed in a field located five miles northeast of the airfield. Both pilots were killed.

The aircraft was completing a flight from Monterey to Norton AFB in San Bernardino, carrying a crew of two and a sailor passenger, fireman of the USS Badoeng Strait. While cruising by night at an altitude of 5,000 feet, the airplane hit the slope of Mt Cajon located south of Cajon Pass. The wreckage was found four days later, on January 13. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants have been killed.
Crew:
Lt Marshall Hand, pilot,
Lt Lasley K. Lacewell Jr., copilot.
Passenger:
Haskel Lewis Reichbach.

Four crew members (one Lt and three 2nd Lt) were killed when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances at El Bosque AFB.

The aircraft struck the Shin Hook ridge located about 18 miles southeast of Huntsville, Alabama. Two passengers were rescued while nine other occupants were killed. The crew was performing a flight from Sewart AFB (Smyrna, Tennessee) to Brookley AFB in Mobile, Alabama.

For unknown reason, the four engine aircraft landed hard at Johnsville NAS. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. All ten crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crashed shortly after takeoff from Elefsis AFB and was destroyed by fire. All 19 occupants, 12 officers, 4 soldiers and 3 crew members were killed.

Shortly after takeoff from Ashiya AFB, while climbing, the aircraft suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed into the sea about 9 km north of the airfield. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

The twin engine airplane departed Tulsa on a flight to Andrews AFB, carrying four passengers and two pilots. While cruising at night, it ran out of fuel and the crew diverted to Baltimore International Airport for an emergency landing. On final approach, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located 4 km west of the airport, bursting into flames. A passenger was seriously injured and five other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Maj Wayne G. Shearer, pilot, †
Maj Don Coe, copilot. †
Passengers:
Cpt Richard C. Nagell,
M/Sgt Howard G. Lorentz, †
Sgt Joseph Cadena, †
A1c Robert H. Brown. †

While performing a liaison flight, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located in Eschau, about 10 km south of Strasbourg. Both crew members were killed. Severe icing conditions were reported in the area at the time of the accident.
Crew:
Cpt Jean Ratel,
Adj René Thibault.