United States Army Air Forces - USAAF (1941-1947)

The airplane departed Blythe at 1920LT on March 4 on a routine instrument training flight. En route, the crew encountered poor weather with snow, freezing rain, low clouds and icing conditions. In such conditions, the pilot became lost, and without navigator on board, was unable to determine his correct position. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the airplane impacted the east slope of Mt Elden located 7,5 km northeast of Flagstaff. It disintegrated on impact and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Keitt O. Martin Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Ralph E. Majors, copilot,
2nd Lt Frederick C. Ruhl, copilot,
T/Sgt Walter H. Ehlers, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Robert E. Sanford, radio operator.

While on a training flight out from San Angelo-Mathis Field, the airplane suffered a fuel exhaustion. It was abandoned by the crew and crashed in an uninhabited area located 19 km north of Mertzon. All four crew members parachuted to safety.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Warwick. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Paul W. B. Berge,
Avc Frank D. Borghette.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Hamm, Germany. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 60 km west of Texel Island. Five crew members were killed and five others were rescued.
Crew:
1st Lt Allen Brill, pilot, †
1st Lt Allan W. Lowry, copilot, †
1st Lt Roland P. Ball, navigator, †
1st Lt Robert F. Brubaker, bombardier,
T/Sgt William G. Dickson, flight engineer,
S/Sgt D. C. Wells, radio operator,
S/Sgt James E. Morgan Jr., air gunner, †
S/Sgt James M. Bechtel, air gunner, †
Sgt L. W. Wolfington, air gunner,
T/Sgt J. L. Baker, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Hamm, Germany. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into Waddenzee some 10 km east of Texel Island. Nine crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Harold H. Henderson, pilot, †
2nd Lt Leslie B. Zubiri, copilot, †
2nd Lt James S. La Rock, navigator, †
1st Lt Williiam J. B. Simpson, bombardier, †
T/Sgt R. E. Nettles, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Edward Corrigan, radio operator, †
Sgt John F. Howorusz, air gunner, †
S/Sgt James D. Burton Jr., air gunner, †
Sgt Hymen Phillips, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Donald L. Marx, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Hamm, Germany. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee some 4 km southeast of Oudeschild. Seven crew members were killed and three became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Ralph A. Felton Jr., pilot, †
1st Lt H. E. Kious, copilot,
T/Sgt Elio Traverso, flight engineer, †
1st Lt William Daniel Toole, navigator, †
S/Sgt R. M. Paul, radio operator,
1st Lt William H. Hylton, bombardier, †
S/Sgt B. C. Griffin, air gunner,
S/Sgt Walter L. Bliven Jr., air gunner, †
S/Sgt Robert J. Larson, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Andrew H. Burnett, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn on an operation to Hamm, Germany. Approaching Münster, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Buldern, some 20 km southwest of Münster. Eight crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Martin W. McCarty Jr., pilot, †
1st Lt James T. Hill, copilot, †
T/Sgt John J. McCormack, flight engineer, †
1st Lt Byron M. Bennett, navigator, †
T/Sgt William W. Dunnavant, radio operator, †
1st Lt John R. Bell, bombardier,
Sgt Philip S. Cardin, air gunner, †
Sgt Umberto Pereira, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Robert T. Trent, air gunner, †
S/Sgt George W. Engle, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Hamm, Germany. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km Hoek van Holland. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt William E. Friend Jr., pilot,
1st Lt Aaron E. Cuddeback, copilot,
1st Lt George W. Owens, navigator,
2nd Lt George W. Frederick, bombardier,
T/Sgt William E. Cherry, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Mahlon E. Snover, radio operator,
Sgt Stanley C. Guiou, air gunner,
S/Sgt Gilbert G. Shoemaker, air gunner,
T/Sgt Ernest P. Garland, air gunner.

For unknown reasons, the airplane was ditched in the sea off Trinidad Island. All crew members were rescued. The airplane should be delivers to the Royal Air Force with registration BZ300.

Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Roswell AAF. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Kingdon C. Gish,
Avc Harry K. Nave,
Avc James W. Nicoson.