Southern Peninsula (Suðurnes)

After touchdown at Keflavik Airport, the four engine aircraft veered to the right of the runway, hit frozen snow banks and came to rest in flames. All six crew members were evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.

The crew was returning to base in Reykjavik following a maritime patrol flight. In poor weather conditions, the twin engine airplane impacted a hillside located near Hraunsel, 10 km northeast of Stadur Light House. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O J. Coles, pilot,
F/Sgt F. G. Crofts, navigator,
Sgt J. E. Robbins, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt John James Hill, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt L. Franklin, wireless operator and air gunner.

Suffered an engine failure and crashed on approach to Patterson Field. There were no fatalities.

The airplane departed RAF Bovingdon on a transatlantic flight to the US with an intermediate stop at RAF Kaldaðarnes, Iceland. While descending to the airbase, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with rain falls, low ceiling and a near zero visibility. At an altitude of 1,100 feet and a speed of 139 knots, the airplane hit a rocky peak with its right wing and later crashed on the slope of Mt Fagradalsfjall located southeast of Keflavik. The airplane disintegrated on impact and among the 15 occupants, only the tail gunner survived with minor injuries. At the time of the accident, the pilot was trying to establish a visual contact with the ground. General Andrews was the highest-ranking Allied officer to die in the line of duty to that time in the war. At the time of his death, he was Commanding General, United States Forces, European Theater of Operations. Camp Springs Army Air Field, Maryland, was renamed Andrews Field (later Joint Base Andrews), for him on 7 February 1945.
Crew (93rd Squadron):
Cpt Robert H. Shannon, pilot, †
Lt Gen Frank Maxwell Andrews, copilot, †
Cpt James E. Gott, navigator, †
T/Sgt Kenneth A. Jeffers, radio operator, †
S/Sgt Lloyd C. Weir, crew chief, †
S/Sgt George A. Eisel, tail gunner,
S/Sgt Paul H. McQueen, air gunner. †
Passengers:
Adna Wright Leonard, Methodist bishop, †
Br Gen Charles H. Barth Jr., Andrews' Chief of Staff, †
Col Marlow Krum, press officer for the ETO, †
Col Frank L. Miller, chaplain, †
Lt Col Fred A. Chapman, senior aid to Gen Andrews, †
Maj Theodore C. Totman, senior aid to Gen Andrews, †
Maj Robert H. Humphrey, chaplain, †
Cpt Joseph T. Johnson. †

The airplane departed Bangor, ME, on a flight to England with an intermediate stop at Patterson Field (Meeks Field) near Keflavik. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. In darkness, the crew got lost and after a flight of 14 hours, the airplane ran out of fuel, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field located north of Grindavik and was damaged beyond repair. All crew members were rescued.

The seaplane was engaged in an anti-submarine sweep operation and was supposed to assist a convoy of vessels en route to England. About 15 minutes into the flight, the crew encountered a heavy snow storm when the airplane crashed in a snow covered field located near Patterson Field, bursting into flames. The airplane was totally destroyed and all nine crew members were killed.
Crew (VP-84):
Lt Harvey H. Luce, pilot,
Lt(jg) Donald A. Helms, copilot,
Ap1c Wilfred A. Burri, copilot,
Ens Glenn S. Nelson, navigator,
Amm1c Willard P. Kantz,
Rm1c Chester A. Eichelberger,
Amm3c James L. Bryan,
Rm3c Brack W. Goode,
Amm3c William G. Hammond.

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. Following an uneventful mission, the floatplane was returning to base when pilots encountered poor weather conditions over the destination area. After circling the base while awaiting visibility improvement, the captain attempted a visual approach as no instruments were available at that time. While descending to a height of 800 feet, the seaplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Krísuvík, some 25 km southeast of Keflavik Airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 12 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Ens G. N. Thornquist, pilot,
Ens C. Bialek, pilot,
2nd Lt William P. Robinson,
AMM1C Vern H. Anderson,
AMM1C Walter V. Garrison,
R1C Oran G. Knehr,
S2C M. Ground,
S2C E. L. Cooper,
AMM1C Coy M. Weems,
R2C Joseph S. Wanek,
AMM3C Andrew R. Brazille,
AMM3C W. Gordon Payne.

Following an escort duty mission over the Atlantic Ocean, the floatplane was returning to its base in Reykjavik. The crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and low ceiling. In limited visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Fagradalsfjall located about 30 km southwest of Reykjavik Airport and was destroyed upon impact. Three crew members were killed and 10 others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert William Taylor, air gunner, †
Sgt Wilfred Cook, wireless operator, †
AC1 Alfred James Thomas Copping, †
P/O B. J. Prescott,
F/Lt J. D. P. Hughes,
P/O J. Dewar,
Sgt L. G. James,
Sgt A. P. Cosworth,
Sgt D. W. Helm,
Cpl W. J. Doddington,
AC1 T. C. Jennings,
AC1 J. Jellfe,
Cpl G. E. L. Jones.