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

Crashed on takeoff. There were no casualties.

During a bombing mission over Mannheim, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire but the crew was able to leave the zone and to fly over France. Eventually, the captain was forced to make an emergency landing and attempted to land in a field located in Villafans. But the aircraft crash landed and came to rest in flames. Three crew members were injured while the copilot was killed. Five other crew were unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Crew (486th BG):
F/O Robert F. Jarvis, pilot, †
2nd Lt Willis V. King,
Sgt Clayton M. Walker,
Sgt John W. Schmidt,
2nd Lt David D. Hill,
Sgt Gerald J. Christ,
Sgt Charles R. Forrest,
Sgt William O. Roselle,
Sgt Leo V. Davis.

At 0923LT, the airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport on a flight to Biggin Hill. Seven minutes later, it went out of control and crashed in a field located in Le Plessis-Gassot, about 8 km north of the airport. Four passengers were seriously injured while 18 other occupants were killed.
Crew (37th ATG):
2nd Lt Roy J. Shilling, pilot, †
2nd Lt George A. Wood, copilot, †
Cpl Alphonse V. Cogozzo, radio operator, †
Cpl Harold W. Grubb, flight engineer. †
Passengers:
Cpt Roy Greene, †
Cpt John C. Gregg, †
S/Sgt Edward Shufflebotham, †
T/Sgt Ralph E. Hersbergen,
T/Sgt William H. Patterson, †
S/Sgt Frank Schlucker, †
S/Sgt Henry J. Coon, †
S7Sgt Francis T. Cionek,
S/Sgt Matthew J. Hirech, †
S/Sgt Moses J. Hirsch,
S/Sgt Anthony Zalewski, †
S/Sgt Walter D. Domress,
T/Sgt Robert J. Simon, †
T/Sgt Angelo J. Lavenia, †
Pvt Fred W. Bonness, †
M/Sgt Eugene L. Borengasser, †
M/Sgt Roamy Eugene Dandridge. †

The crew departed Malden AAF, Missouri, on a flight to Harrisburg Regional Airport, south Illinois. While cruising at low height, the airplane hit a house and crashed 3 km west of Brownfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Emerson L. Weller,
2nd Lt Floyd E. Williams,
Pvt Frank C. Lee,
Pvt Saul Z. Silver.

Crashed upon landing for unknown reason. There were no casualties.

Crashed on a mountain slope near Dali following an engine failure. Crew fate unknown.

Shortly after take off from Biak-Boroke Airport, while climbing in marginal weather conditions, the pilot made a turn to the right when control was lost. The aircraft crashed in a swampy area located north of the airfield. The wreckage was found on March 11, 1945 only, and all 5 occupants were killed. For unknown reason, the crew attempted a turn to the right instead off left with a ceiling at 1,000 feet.
Crew (375th TCG):
2nd Lt Thomas H. Fletcher,
2nd Lt Robert W. McDowell,
2nd Lt Carl F. Copeland,
Sgt Charlie A. Donnelly,
T/Sgt James E. Wilson.

An technical failure of unknown origin forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The pilot performed a belly landing on the Siakwan Island, in the Yangtze River, off Nanjing. While all occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crashed in a field in Langtai following a fuel exhaustion. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Radio contact was lost with the aircraft as it was approaching Myikyitna and was cruising in icing conditions some 25 miles from the intended destination. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The crew was completing a supply mission.
Crew:
1st Lt Neil R. Collier Jr.,
Cpl Carl K. Fischer,
2nd Lt Raymond C. Fry Jr.,
Tec Archie Kuhn,
Tec Paul D. Lowery,
Cpl Jimmie L Stribling.