Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER)

The airplane departed Adak on a flight to Elmendorf AFB with an intermediate stop in Cold Bay. In the late evening, while approaching Elmendorf AFB, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. A first attempt to land was aborted and during a second circuit to land, while too low, the airplane collided with cottonwood trees and crashed in a swampy area located 4 km southwest of the airbase. All 19 occupants were killed, 15 enlisted men and four crew members.
Crew:
Pvt Edward H. Dahl,
2nd Lt Richard E. DeMerse,
Sgt Marcus Gluck,
2nd Lt Robert Rakofsky.

Enroute from Elmendorf AFB to Adak Island NAS, the aircraft hit a snow covered mountain located in the Cathedral Valley, west off the Mt Pavlof Volcano, some 32 miles northeast of Cold Bay. Both passengers and a crew member were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Joseph R. Alexander, pilot,
2nd Lt Richard L. Cocanour, copilot,
Sgt Paul Sundermier, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert E. Davidson, radio operator. †
Passengers:
Lt Col Stephen G. Davison, †
2nd Lt Ernest T. Johnson. †

The single engine aircraft crashed on take off for unknown reason and was destroyed. The pilot Harry B. Dubuque was injured.

Crashed on take off from Elmendorf AFB, killing both crew members.
Crew:
2nd Lt Robert W. Jones,
2nd Lt Leonard H. Walton.

Crashed on takeoff from Elmendorf AFB and destroyed. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Richard A. Dillon,
2nd Lt Martin P. Baskin,
2nd Lt Otto Svejda,
S/Sgt Stanislaus L. P. LaFond,
Cpl Robert W. Haynes,
Cpl James L. McKeown,
Cpl Lynn R. Randall,
Pfc Charles V. Smith.

Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Elmendorf AFB. There were no fatalities.

Crashed while taking off from Elmendorf AFB and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

The airplane departed Naknek Airport on a flight to Elmendorf AFB, carrying eight crew members. The radio contact was lost with the crew about 30 minutes after departure. En route, weather conditions were poor with strong winds up to 112 km/h. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operation were initiated but eventually suspended due to poor weather conditions and heavy snow in the area. The following summer 1943, SAR operations were resumed and the wreckage was found on the slope of a 609 metres high mountain located south of Kokhanok. All eight occupants have been killed.
Crew:
Col Everett Sanford Davis,
1st Lt George W. Hinton III,
2nd Lt James M. Noone,
S/Sgt Herbert Winborne Dale Jr.,
Cpl William Caputkin,
Cpl Arthur W. Plumb,
Pfc Wallace L. Anderson,
Pvt Arthur O. Jensen,

Crashed in unknown circumstances at Elmendorf AFB. There were no casualties.

The airplane departed Elmendorf AFB on a flight to Fort Randall AAF (Thornbrough AFB) in Cold Bay. In poor visibility, it impacted the slope of a mountain located about 40 km northeast of Cold Bay Airport. All 16 occupants were killed. Six sets of remains were recovered, but only five could be identified. The other ten occupants remain unaccounted for.
Crew:
1st Lt Jack Jones, pilot +3.
Passengers:
2nd Lt William Dyer Thompson,
Pvt Claude Matthews,
2nd Lt Eugene Richard Christensen,
Sgt Woodrow W. Cole,
2nd Lt Robert W. Foss,
2nd Lt Harlin E. Helgesen,
Cpl Joe T. Schlimgen,
Sgt James H. Sharkey,
Sgt Samuel E. Thomas,
T/Sgt Edward J. Wiedenbenner +2.