Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)

The crew departed Saskatoon Airport on a local dual instruction exercise. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In severe thunderstorm activity, both occupants bailed out and abandoned the airplane that crashed in an open field located in Warman, some 18 km northeast of Saskatoon Airport. Both pilots were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O R. W. Small, pilot,
Lac E. F. G. Burrowes, pilot.

The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances some 3 km south of Needles Airport. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Donald R. Collins,
Avc R. J. Kirkpatrick.

The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at Sea Island Airbase (Vancouver). While flying in the vicinity of the airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in Richmond, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found 5,6 km southeast of the airport. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Donald John Sterling, pilot,
Sgt Harold Milton Miners, pilot,
Passenger:
Ac1 Edmund James Delaney.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 3 km northeast of Helendale and was destroyed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Harvy B. Jensen,
Avc Wayne C. Kiger.

The crew departed Columbus AFB (Kay Field), Mississippi, on a training exercise with two USAAF Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet north of the airbase, the instructor gave a signal to change the formation to a V-formation from echelon right. In such a move, the third airplane is supposed to move over and the second should maintain position. In this case, the second airplane, the AT-9 41-12259 of 427th School Squadron, moved over to the left until the pilot, realizing his mistake, began to move back and collided with the third aircraft, the AT-8 41-19 of 426th School Squadron, which was moving into the empty number two position. The tail of the AT-9 came in contact with the bottom of the AT-9 fuselage and the starboard propeller of the AT-9 contacted the fuselage of the AT-9. The AT-9 fell to the ground out of control and crashed at 1000LT about 12,8 km north of Columbus AFB (Kay Field). Both crew members, Air Cadet Forrest J. Johnston Jr and Air Cadet Raeburn Francis Gordon were killed. The AT-8 Bobcat leveled out momentarily but its pilots, Air Cadet Desmond N. Fairbairne and Air Cadet Hoover Edwards, discovered that they had no elevator control, bailed out and parachuted to safety. The bobcat crashed in a field also located about 13 km north of the airbase. The instructor, 2nd Lt Richard N Azar, though that the AT-8 pilot might have missed two formation change signals, prompting the pilot of the AT-9 to move over against procedure.

For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing nearby Columbus AFB (Kaye Field). The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Reese AFB while engaged in a local training flight. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Donald C. Upham,
Avc Charles A. Whittington.

The crew was completing a local training exercise at Reese AFB, west of Lubbock. In flight, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to bail out. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed near the airbase. All crew parachuted to safety.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Turner Field. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Ellery M. Christianson, pilot.

The crew departed Brandon Airport on a navigation training exercise. On final approach, at a height of 300 feet, the crew received a red flare. A second RCAF Cessna T-50 Crane registered 7745 that was also on final gained height more quickly and collided in midair with the Crane 7887 which veered to the right, descended on one wing tip and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed. The second aircraft involved made a wheels up landing and was repaired. His crew escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O A. B. Polley, pilot,
Lac G. O. Wilson, pilot.