Consolidated LB-30 Liberator

The four engine airplane departed Luqa on a flight to England with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. On board were various crew of RCAF, RAF and RAAF as well as few civilians including military wives and two children. Upon arrival at Gibraltar-North Front Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. It is believed that the airplane overshot the runway so the captain decided to go around when the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea. Fourteen people, including eight civilians (among them two children) were killed and 26 other people were rescued, among them few were injured.
Crew:
W/O Rupert Henry Davey,
F/O Edwin Herbert Glazebrook,
P/O John William Williams,
F/Sgt Charles Edward Mutch,
F/Lt Erik Lawson Hetherington,
Sgt David William James Spencer.
Passengers killed:
Mr. Edward James Rowe,
Mrs Hannah Eunice Rowe,
Mrs Elizabeth Pricilla Sheldon,
Mrs Mabel Hucklebridge,
Mrs Isabella Josephine Aston,
Mr Simon Aston,
Mrs Edna Patricia Chase,
Mr Thomas Chase.
Passengers who survived:
W/Cdr A. H. Donaldson,
W/O Gordon Henry Taylor Farquharson,
F/Lt Rae Walton,
F/Lt Arthur Ford Roscoe,
F/Sgt D. A. Bye,
F/Sgt A. W. Varey,
F/Sgt E. L. Mahar,
F/Sgt I. Watson,
F/Sgt J. McCulloch,
F/Sgt L. G. Pow,
P/O G. W. R. Frampton,
P/O E. J. Sanders,
P/O George Frederick Beurling,
P/O F. D. Thomas,
P/O L. S. Reid,
P/O C. F. Bush,
F/O F. R. Johnson,
F/O A. S. Yates,
F/O C. A. M. Barbour,
F/O J. G. W. Farmer,
F/O J. A. H. Pinney,
Sgt E. J. Booker,
Sgt K. R. Mitchell,
Sgt F. W. Clewley,
Mrs D. W. Spencer,
Mrs J. Neighbours.

The crew was engaged in an air gunnery training exercise with a RAF Spitfire. Shortly after takeoff from RAF Marston Moor, while climbing, the captain initiated a sharp turn when he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located about 800 metres from the airbase. The airplane was destroyed and all 10 crew members were killed.
Crew (1653 HCU):
F/Sgt Bryn Williams, pilot,
Sgt Alan Francis Bell, pilot,
P/O Thomas Henry Jones, air gunner,
Sgt Wilfred Anthony Kup, observer,
Sgt Edward Thorley, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Sampson, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Edward Albert Smith, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Caselton, air gunner,
Sgt William Henry Charles Booth, air gunner.
Sgt Douglas Arnold Wood.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances on Pinzón Island, killing the entire crew of 11.
Crew:
Pvt Albert W. Anderson,
Sgt William R. Coulter Jr.,
S/Sgt Thomas J. Drummond Jr.,
2nd Lt Robert L. Forrester Jr.,
2nd Lt Anselm B. Harrison,
M/Sgt Paul Knoppke
Sgt Charles J. Korpi,
Sgt Loyd W. Miller,
2nd Lt Richard E. A. Regula,
1st Lt William Russell Ussery Jr.,
S/Sgt Harold W. Woodcock.

Shortly after takeoff from March AFB, the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. There were no casualties.

The airplane suffered a technical failure and crashed 5 km northwest of Hamilton AFGB, CA. All 14 occupants were killed, among them nine USAAF personnel.
Crew:
Pvt Alexander Constantopoulos,
T/Sgt Floyd W. Gerald,
Cpl Walter B. Haynes,
S/Sgt Joseph E. Kulis,
T/Sgt Alex Mazeikas,
S/Sgt John M. Pilarcik,
Pvt Travis Polk,
T/Sgt Clyde E. Tweedy,
T/Sgt Loren E. VanKirk +5.

Crashed upon landing in Kodiak. There were no casualties.

Damaged beyond repair following a crash landing on a beach in Buenaventura. There were no casualties.

The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a test flight consisting of a series of climb tests when the starboard outer engine (n°4) oversped and caught fire. The captain ordered his crew to abandon the airplane which they did successfully. Unfortunately, the airplane broke up and crashed in Lytchett Minster, killing the pilot.
Crew:
W/Cdr John William McGuire, pilot, †
W/O F. Robinson.

The airplane departed Fayid Airport in Egypt on a liaison flight, carrying 19 crew members. In the early morning, while approaching Dundalk, it impacted the slope of Mt Slievenaglogh and disintegrated. Fourteen crew members were killed and five others were injured. Three days later, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
W/Cdr Richard John Wells, pilot, †
P/O John Peile Tolson, pilot, †
P/O Wilfred Bertrand Stephens, pilot, †
F/Sgt George Buchanan, pilot, †
Sgt Paul Herrick Morey, observer, †
F/Sgt Carlton Stokes Goodenough, observer, †
F/Sgt Leslie George Jordan, observer, †
P/O George Frederick King, observer, †
Sgt Henry James Gibbons, wireless operator, †
Sgt Charles Joseph Ingram, wireless operator, †
Sgt Walter Paul Brooks, wireless operator, †
F/Lt Francis Charles Barrett, air gunner, †
F/O James Robert Anderson,
Sgt Cyril Rowland Amos,
F/Sgt Lindsay Ross Williams, †
Sgt Thomas Edward Pattison,
Sgt Sydney Frederick Hayden,
Sgt Andrew McMillan Smith Brownlie, †
F/Sgt Herbert William Thornley Sloman. †

The heavy bomber crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Hawaii. At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
Narce Whitaker.