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Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Tébessa

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-18389
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4427
YOM:
1942
Location:
Tébessa
Tébessa
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Tébessa Airport and damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-1 in Lakeland

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-17718
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Lakeland
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on landing at Drane Field, Lakeland, and was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Martin B-26 Marauder at Tyndall AFB

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
40-1366
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1366
YOM:
1940
Location:
Tyndall AFB
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Tyndall AFB. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Cessna AT-17B Bobcat near Tracy: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-38762
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2971
YOM:
1942
Location:
Tracy
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a navigation exercise when the twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons 13 km southeast of Tracy and was destroyed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Avc Robert O. Brunner,
Avc Horace W. Cederstrom.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-10-BO Flying Fortress off Ushant: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-24474
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thurleigh - Thurleigh
MSN:
3159
YOM:
1942
Location:
Ushant (Ouessant)
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Flying off Brittany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3 km off Ushant Island. Nine crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW and one was killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Ralph J. Gaston, pilot,
2nd Lt Don Herbert Eldredge, copilot,
T/Sgt Lester D. Quandt, mechanic,
Sgt John Daniels Jones, radio navigator,
2nd Lt James Otay Walker, navigator,
2nd Lt Kenneth H. Jones, bomb aimer, †
Sgt Rudolph Garcia, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Alan Dillard, air gunner,
Sgt Albert J. Conte, air gunner,
Sgt Percy Garland Bolinger, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Tébessa

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-18378
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4416
YOM:
1942
Location:
Tébessa
Tébessa
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on landing and was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Martin B-26B Marauder near Lakeland

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-17612
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Lakeland
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing some 3 km southeast from Drane Field, Lakeland. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Martin B-26B Marauder at McDill AFB

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-17611
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
McDill AFB (Tampa)
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while taking off from McDill AFB and wrecked. There were no fatalities.

Crash of Lockheed A-28A-LO Hudson in Greenville

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
42-46977
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
414-6897
YOM:
1942
Location:
Greenville
Mississippi
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.
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