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

The approach was completed in very bad weather conditions. The aircraft crashed in a field 2,4 km short of runway and was destroyed. All four crew members were killed.

The approach was completed in very bad weather conditions. The aircraft crashed in a field 2,4 km short of runway and was destroyed. All four five members were killed.

The crew started the approach to Paris-Le Bourget in very bad weather conditions: low ceiling, freezing rain and fog. While too low, the single engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. Both occupants were killed.

While cruising north of Rouen, the crew encountered poor weather and severe icing conditions. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located north of Rouen, some 24 km southeast of Saint-Valéry-en-Caux. All four crew members were killed.

While on a flight from Hondo AAF, the crew started the descent to Fresno by night when at the altitude of 4,300 feet, the twin engine aircraft hit the north slope of Mt Bear located some 18 miles southeast of Bakersfield. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew and passengers:
Clarence W. DeGroff,
1st Lt Hobert D. Simpson Jr.,
2nd Lt James F. Applewhite,
2nd Lt Jimmie E. Hoch,
2nd Lt Louis J. Hoekstra,
F/O Otto F. Illias,
F/O Michel D. Pavich,
Sgt Ira R. Ratliff,
Pfc Walter H. Denk.

Few minutes after take off from Grenier Field AFB in Manchester, en route to Gander, the aircraft went out of control, nosed down and crashed in the Pawtuckaway State Forest in Nottingham, some 16 miles northeast of Manchester. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Robert Hunter Wells,
2nd Lt Paul E. Hackstock,
2nd Lt Wilbur C. Stephensen,
F/O Russell L. Jones,
Cpl Calvin R. Rickenbach,
Cpl Thomas L. McDougall,
Cpl William L. Swarmer Jr.,
Cpl Preston K. Smith,
Cpl Kenneth J. Young.

Crash landed.

Disappeared en route from Tacloban to Angaur Airfield, in Palau. No trace of the aircraft nor the 21 occupants was ever found.

Crashed on take off.

Crashed on take off.