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Crash of a Cessna AT-8 Bobcat at Shaw AFB

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
41-29
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1054
YOM:
1941
Location:
Shaw AFB (Sumter)
South Carolina
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:
Damaged beyond during an emergency landing at Shaw AFB. There were no fatalities.

Ground accident of a Cessna AT-17 Bobcat at Williams AFB

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
42-207
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Williams AFB (Chandler)
Arizona
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:
Suffered an accident while taxiing at Williams AFB and damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator on Mt Mendel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator
Operator:
Registration:
41-21079
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Sacramento - Sacramento
MSN:
1094
YOM:
1941
Location:
Mt Mendel
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Sacramento-Mather Airport on a routine navigation exercise. En route, it impacted the slope of Mt Mendel located in the Darwin Glacier, northeast of Fresno. As the airplane failed to return to base, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The wreckage was located by hunters on 24 November 1947, and the body of a crew member was found in October 2005.
Crew:
2nd Lt William R. Gamber,
Avc John W. Mortenson,
Avc Ernest G. Munn,
Avc Leo A. Mustonen.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-CO Liberator at Bolling AFB

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-11917
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
413
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bolling AFB
Washington DC
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 landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-5-DL Flying Fortress into the Celtic Sea: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-2969
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Predannack - Gibraltar - Algiers
MSN:
7905
YOM:
1942
Location:
Celtic Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Predannack on a flight to Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. On board were 11 crew members, among them Brigadier General Asa North Duncan (Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Eighth Air Force) who was flying to North Africa to witness Operation Torch. The aircraft was flying in loose formation at about 400 feet when it was seen with one engine on the right wing on fire. The formation had been flying about one hour after departure from Predannack and was about 145 km west of Brest, France. A propeller was feathered and the whole wing appeared to be on fire. Moments later it crashed in the Celtic Sea enveloped in a sheet of flames and sank immediately. One man was seen in a dinghy and five or six other in the water with Mae Wests. The men were over flown in the next hour by another B-17 and later by other aircraft but no one was rescued. Two bodies were later recovered and the rest of the crew and passenger were never located.
Crew:
Br Gen Asa North Duncan,
Maj John M. Knox,
1st Lt Leslie S. Birleson,
1st Lt Clark M. Garber Jr.,
1st Lt Joshua Kaplan,
1st Lt John C. Roysden,
T/Sgt Paul W. Padgett,
S/Sgt Roger J. Arendt,
S/Sgt Arthur B. Spell,
Sgt Lilburn L. Haddox,
Sgt Welcome L. Talbot.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Spartan UC-71 in Mooresville: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Spartan 7 Executive
Operator:
Registration:
42-57514
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
20
YOM:
1939
Location:
Mooresville
North Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was on a solo transit flight from Miller Field when the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Mooresville. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Cpt James Gay Nall, pilot.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-15-CO Liberator near Costilla: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-24081
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
876
YOM:
1942
Location:
Costilla
New Mexico
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located about 16 km east of Costilla. One crew was killed and nine others were rescued.
Crew:
2nd Lt Norman M. Godnick +9.

Crash of a Boeing C-73 in Pittsburgh

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing C-73
Operator:
Registration:
42-68367
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1707
YOM:
1933
Location:
Pittsburgh-Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
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 landing at Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Airport. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-3 Marauder off Sanibel Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-17966
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Sanibel Island
Florida
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training exercise when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Gulf of Mexico, some 37 km southwest of Sanibel Island. All six crew members were killed. The wreckage was found by treasure hunters in July 2008 at coordinates 26º 10' N 82º 20' W.
Crew:
2nd Lt Fred Dees,
2nd Lt Donald E. Vail,
2nd Lt Louis P. Mikes,
S/Sgt William G. Kittiko,
S/Sgt Milton H. Newton,
S/Sgt Richard Treat.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-1 Marauder in Myrtle Beach

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-17675
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
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 landing and damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.
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