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

The airplane crashed upon landing at Morrison AFB and was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

The airplane departed Bluie West One (Narsarsuaq) Airfield on a flight to Goose Bay, returning to the US. Approaching the Canadian coast, weather conditions worsened and the crew decided to make an emergency landing near Saglek, Labrador. All seven crew members survived the accident. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination and after it was declared as missing, SAR operation were initiated but not trace of the airplane was found. The crew was eventually found on 9 April 1943, none of them survived the very low temperatures. It was later related that on 23 December, three crew members (Josephson, Janssen and Nolan) started south in a boat that was part of the aircraft emergency gear to find help but they were never seen again. The diary of the pilot shows the last entry in February 1943.
Crew:
Lt Grover C Hodge Jr., pilot,
2nd Lt Paul F. Janssen, copilot,
2nd Lt Emanuel J. Josephson, navigator,
T/Sgt Charles F. Nolan, radio operator,
Sgt Russell Weyrauch, air gunner,
Cpl James J. Mangini Jr., air gunner,
Cpl Frank J. Galm, air gunner.

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea 5 km off Key Largo. Both crewmen were killed.
Crew:
Pvt Clarence H. Laughlin,
Pvt William R. McCormick.

The twin engine airplane departed George Field in Lawrenceville, IL, on a navigation exercise. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Terre Haute, killing both crew members.
Crew:
2nd Lt William Sellers,
Avc Milo G. Stevens.

The airplane departed Adak Airfield on a weather reconnaissance mission over Attu and Kiska Islands. At the end of the mission, the crew was returning to base around 1600LT but was unable to locate the airfield due to bad weather. The crew informed ground he was flying to the far end of Atka Island and eventually made an emergency landing in a muddy area located west of Bechevin Bay. Upon impact, the fuselage broke off rear of the wings and all five occupants suffered various injuries. They were later rescued by a US Navy destroyer.
Crew:
Cpt John Andrews, pilot,
Louis Blau, copilot,
James Beardsley, navigator.
Passengers:
Brig Gen William E. Lynd,
Col Hart.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 13 km west of Bowling Green. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Sgt Jack E. Blackledge,
S/Sgt W. F. Hosey,
S/Sgt Forrest C. Houck,
S/Sgt Alfred T. Secor Jr.,
S/Sgt Abe B. Seitz,
S/Sgt Jack Zelen.

Crashed on landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Boerne and was destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj Frank W. Potter,
2nd Lt Otto E. Schroeter,
Sgt George W. Boykin,
Sgt Talmadge E. Hardy.

The airplane departed Accra, GHana, on a transatlantic flight to Belém with intermediate stops in Georgetown (Ascension Island) and Natal. On the leg from Georgetown to Natal, the four engine aircraft crashed into the Atlantic ocean, some 410 km west of the Ascension Island. SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The last radio contact with the crew was recorded at 0337LT. The crew was from TWA.

The airplane departed McDill AFB Runway 09 at 1212LT on a training exercise consisting of a formation flight and simulated bombing mission with another B-26. After takeoff, while climbing, the bomber initiated a turn to the left then sharply yawed to the left in a nose up attitude. It stalled and crashed into the Tampa Bay, some 1,6 km northeast of the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt John E. Williams, pilot,
2nd Lt Clarence O. Parsons, copilot,
Sgt John Mazzarino, flight engineer,
Sgt Samuel G. Lamond, radio operator,
2nd Lt Norman J. Linne, bombardier,
S/Sgt David H. Brown Jr., air gunner.