Crash of a Martin B-26B-4 Marauder in Lakeland

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-18134
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Lockheed A-20-LO Hudson at Elmendorf AFB

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-23445
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
414-6262
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while taking off from Elmendorf AFB and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Lockheed A-28A-LO Hudson near Potrero Grande: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-47251
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
414-7171
YOM:
1942
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Potrero Grande, killing both crew members.
Crew (5th Ferry Group):
2nd Lt Herschel Rudolph Ramsey,
2nd Lt John L. Weber.

Crash of a Douglas A-20C Havoc in Lake Charles: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-19199
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lake Charles - Lake Charles
MSN:
7601
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances while engaged in a local training mission in Lake Charles. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Roger Crowe,
Sgt William D. Cannon,
Sgt James L. Gunter.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B Havoc off Mobile: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-2989
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Brookley - Brookley
MSN:
5319
YOM:
1941
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Brookley AFB on a local solo training flight. The airplane went out of control and crashed for unknown reasons into the Mobile Bay, about 14,5 km southeast of the airbase. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Richard Thomas Walsh, pilot.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-20-CO Liberator in Topeka: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-24216
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Topeka - Holloman
MSN:
1011
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Topeka AAF, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed 1,5 km south of the airfield, bursting into flames. All eight crew members were killed. The airplane was en route to Holloman AFB, Alamogordo.
Crew:
1st Lt William L. Stephenson,
2nd Lt James B. Hinds,
2nd Lt Jack C. Mulligan,
S/Sgt Arthur J. Harvey Jr.,
S/Sgt Blaine W. Huston,
S/Sgt George P. Richards Jr.,
S/Sgt Louis A. Scheer,
Sgt Donald R. Groves.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita in Thompsons

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-1799
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
610
YOM:
1942
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane collided with a second USAAF AT-10 Wichita registered 41-1790 while on a training mission. Both airplanes crashed in Thompsons and were destroyed. At least one crew member was killed on board 41-1790 while the crew of 41-1799 parachuted to safety.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-BO Flying Fortress in Saint-Hernin

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1943 at 1400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
41-24580
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Molesworth - Molesworth
MSN:
3265
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Molesworth at 0900LT on a operation to Lorient. Over Finistère, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Saint-Hernin. All 10 crew members parachuted to safety, eight became PoW and two evaded.
Crew:
1st Lt Oran Thomas O'Connor, pilot,
2nd Lt Eldon Theodore Ruppe, copilot,
T/Sgt Merle Sedgewick Mullendore, mechanic,
Sgt Norman Hugues, radio operator,
2nd Lt Bruce Wilbur Gordon, navigator,
2nd Lt Earle Joseph DuMont Jr., bomb aimer,
Sgt Clifton Ray Fincher, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Lucas, air gunner,
Sgt Lester Monroe Robuck, air gunner,
Sgt Frank Lorenzo Batterson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-BO Flying Fortress near Pluvigner: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1943 at 1350 LT
Operator:
Registration:
41-24567
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Molesworth - Molesworth
MSN:
3252
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an antisubmarine mission off Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and was partially abandoned by its crew before crashing in a wooded area in Bois de Keronic, northwest of Pluvigner. Seven crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
1st Lt Joseph E. Haas, pilot, †
2nd Lt Roy W. Christianson, copilot, †
T/Sgt Antone Pacheco, mechanic, †
S/Sgt Charles Lapham Roth, radio operator,
1st Lt John Henry Embach, navigator,
2nd Lt Ewell Ross McCright, bombardier,
Sgt Jerry Walter Dobbins, air gunner, †
S/Sgt John H. Sherman, air gunner, †
Sgt Peter Soria, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Wayne O. Stevens, air gunner, †

Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-27-BO Flying Fortress off Lorient: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-24607
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Molesworth - Molesworth
MSN:
3292
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Molesworth on an operation to Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off the city. All 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Ehle H. Reber, pilot,
2nd Lt Allan D. Mitchell, copilot,
T/Sgt Duke L. Hamilton Jr., mechanic,
1st Lt Jarold J. Byrom, navigator,
S/Sgt Irwin D. Blankenship, radio operator,
2nd Lt Robert J. Swindle, bomb aimer,
S/Sgt Luther M. Gross air gunner,
Sgt Victor G. Hand air gunner,
S/Sgt Donald A. Mayo, air gunner,
Sgt Roger W. Milford air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.