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

The airplane departed Teleghma Airfield, Algeria, on an operation to Tunis. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Tunis Lake, just south of Tunis Airport. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Ellis E. Arnold, pilot,
Col Charles T. Phillips, copilot,
1st Lt Robert B. Jenkins, navigator,
Sgt John R. Brdeja, flight engineer,
Sgt Joseph Johnson Jr., radio operator,
Sgt Maurice L. Cohen, air gunner.

Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. Seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt William P. McDonald,
2nd Lt Warren E. A. Young,
2nd Lt Clarence E. Pyle Jr.,
2nd Lt Alva I. Sink,
2nd Lt Stanley L. Rosen,
S/Sgt Sidney M. Schwarz,
S/Sgt Henry H. Stringer.

Due to an engine failure in flight, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in Itaparica. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no fatalities.

Shortly after takeoff from Port Moresby-7 Mile Drome, while climbing to a height of 300 feet, the n°4 engine stopped. The pilot increased power to the other engines but soon afterwards, both engines n°1 and 2 also failed. With only one engine running, the airplane was ditched in the Bootless Bay and came to rest in shallow water. All eight crew members were rescued.
Crew:
1st Lt Ealon S. Hocutt, pilot,
2nd Lt Henry W. Evans, copilot,
2nd Lt Oscar D. Olson,
2nd Lt Gordon F. Wilcox,
S/Sgt William H. Schiffer, flight engineer,
S/Sgt Donald Pinenger, radio operator,
S/Sgt George L. White, air gunner,
Sgt Raymond Quillen, air gunner.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic ocean off Suriname while on a flight from Paramaribo Airport. All four crew members were missing.
Crew:
Cpt Kenneth V. Carlsen,
S/Sgt Claude S. Adams,
Sgt Liberato N. Bianchi,
Sgt John B. Wolven.

The airplane departed RAF Molesworth at 1030LT on an operation to Romilly-sur-Seine. South of Paris, it was shot down by a German fighter and later abandoned by the crew. The airplane crashed 2 km from Achères-la-Forêt and exploded, injuring four people on the ground. Two crew members were killed and eight others parachuted to safety, five became PoW and three evaded.
Crew:
Cpt William Nathaniel Frost, pilot,
2nd Lt Robert L. Mays, copilot,
Sgt Floyd J. Shaw, flight engineer, †
T/Sgt Joseph Edwin Powers, radio operator,
1st Lt Joe Reid Phillips, navigator,
1st Lt Leon Woodrow Brownlee, bomb aimer,
T/Sgt Kenneth Gilbert Hildebrand, air gunner,
Sgt William Sheldon Devine, air gunner,
Sgt Billie K. Davis, air gunner, †
Sgt James Robert Toney, air gunner.

The twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons 1,5 km northeast of Pylant Field. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Frederick Fieldback,
Avc Grady L. Davidson.

During a training exercise, the crew experienced unknown technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field in Garnett and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Few minutes after takeoff from Louisville Airport, Kentucky, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and all eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt John Nagel,
2nd Lt Robert B. Anthony,
2nd Lt Robert E. Goldenberg,
2nd Lt Lloyd R. Pearson,
M/Sgt Muriel O. Whittenburg,
Cpl Charles W. Bodenner,
Cpl Lawrence F. Bogner,
Cpl Matthew Weisman.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Verdigris, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
1st Lt William J. Burford,
1st Lt John B. French Jr.,
S/Sgt Jackie B. Vance.