Crash of a Cessna T-50 Crane near Justice: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1942 at 1335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
7776
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Brandon - Brandon
MSN:
1219
YOM:
1941
Location:
Justice
Manitoba
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Brandon on a mutual instruments training flight. En route, the twin engine airplane entered a vertical dive, lost several pieces and crashed in an open field located 10 km north of Justice. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lac Lionel Ralph Priday, pilot,
Lac Robert Edgar Willis, pilot.
Passenger:
Cpl George McIntosh.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following a stall. It is possible that the stall was indirectly caused by the failure of one engine, bringing about a violent spin during which a portion of the leading edge peeled off. The spin was corrected, but not at sufficient altitude to allow any recovery from the resultant dive. Structural failure.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Turner Field

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-167
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Turner Field (Atlanta)
Georgia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing at Turner Field. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Ellington AFB

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-155
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Ellington AFB (Houston)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed upon landing at Ellington AFB. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Cessna T-50 Crane near Wakaw: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1942 at 1745 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
7944
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saskatoon - Saskatoon
MSN:
1437
YOM:
1942
Location:
Wakaw
Saskatchewan
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
560
Captain / Total hours on type:
501.00
Circumstances:
The crew departed Saskatoon Airport on a dual instruction exercise. While flying at an unknown altitude in clouds (thunderstorm activity), the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, got inverted and shedding parts. Pieces of the aircraft continued to fall off for over two miles before the Crane crashed 11 km northwest of Wakaw. The horizontal stabilizers and left wing tip breaking away first. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Joseph Arsene Adelard Langevin, pilot,
P/O William Russell Campbell McDonald, pilot.
Probable cause:
Turbulent conditions inside the cumulonimbus clouds caused the airplane to break up in the air.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat in Lamont: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-138
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moody AFB - Marianna
Location:
Lamont
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night navigation mission from Moody AFB to Marianna, Florida, with 39 other aircraft. While trying to avoid thunderstorm activity in the area, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed 11 km southeast of Lamont. Both crew members, Royal Air Force cadets, were killed.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat in Cherry Lake: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-131
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moody AFB - Marianna
Location:
Cherry Lake
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night navigation mission from Moody AFB to Marianna, Florida, with 39 other aircraft. While trying to avoid thunderstorm activity in the area, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed north of Cherry Lake. Both crew members, Royal Air Force cadets, were killed.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat in Madison: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-415
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moody AFB - Marianna
Location:
Madison
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night navigation mission from Moody AFB to Marianna, Florida, with 39 other aircraft. While trying to avoid thunderstorm activity in the area, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed 7 km northwest of Madison. Both crew members, 2nd Lt Samuel T. King (USAAF instructor) and a Royal Air Force cadet, were killed.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat near Salem: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-407
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moody AFB - Marianna
Location:
Salem
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night navigation mission from Moody AFB to Marianna, Florida, with 39 other aircraft. While trying to avoid thunderstorm activity in the area, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed 6 km east of Salem. Both crew members, Royal Air Force cadets, were killed.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17E Bobcat in Russellville

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-198
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Russellville
Alabama
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. The airplane crash landed in Russellville and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Cessna T-50 Crane I in Chater: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1942 at 2315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
7789
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Brandon - Brandon
MSN:
1232
YOM:
1941
Location:
Chater
Manitoba
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Brandon Airport on a local solo training flight. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield at night, he lost control of the airplane that entered a spiral dive and crashed near Chater. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Lac Grant William Gibson, pilot.
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