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

The aircraft and its crew were involved in a supply mission from Shin Bway Yang to Myitkyina. While cruising in the region of Tingkawk Sakan, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with rain and low visibility. The aircraft hit a hill and was destroyed. All seven occupants were killed.

The mishap occurred in unknown circumstances during taxiing at Casablanca-Cazes Airport. No casualties.

The aircraft disappeared en route from Maiduguri to Geneina, Sudan. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. It is believed the aircraft may have crash in the Chad desert or in the northwest of Nigeria.

The aircraft left RAF Attlebridge on a bombing mission. While flying over The Netherlands, the captain was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was written off. Five crew members were killed.
Crew (466th BG):
1st/Lt John Simpson Archer Jr., pilot, †
1st/Lt Thomas Lynn Bell, copilot, †
1st/Lt Norman Peck, navigator, †
S/Sgt Robert Joseph Lehman, nose turret gunner, †
S/Sgt Edward Bartrom Philo, engineer, †
T/Sgt Donald Edward McCarty, radio operator,
T/Sgt William Alonzo Lowen, flight engineer,
2nd/Lt William Leslie II, air gunner,
S/Sgt Harry Arthur Clark, air gunner,
S/Sgt John Marvin Capps, tail gunner.

The aircraft was on its way from RAF Warton to RAF Cheddington following modification for night leaflet dropping operations. After take off from Warton, the crew could not raise the undercarriage. While attempting to resolve this problem, the aircraft started to bank to the left and lost height. The pilot stated that he assumed both problems to be associated and when he recovered the aircraft to level flight, he headed back to Warton. Shortly before landing, the flight engineer reported he had resolved the undercarriage trouble and the gear was raised so the crew set course bound for RAF Cheddington. After the undercarriage had been raised, the pilot noticed that the aircraft was still drifting to the left. Some time later, the aircraft was seen circling over the Biddulph area at low level and shortly afterwards lost height and struck a tree causing the number 3 engine to burst into flames. The aircraft crashed into a field not far away where it slewed though a 180 turn. Three crew members were injured while three others were unhurt.
Crew (406th BG):
2nd Lt Tommie F. Leftwich, pilot,
2nd Lt John A. Majdick, copilot,
2nd Lt Woodrow Klauber, navigator,
Sgt Ralph H. Sandmeyer, radio operator,
Sgt David P. Christie, flight engineer.
Passenger:
Cpl Grace M. Sharkey.
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The crew left RAF Harrington on August 14 on a supply mission to the French Resistance in the region of Lyon. While approaching the dropping zone called 'Saphir', the aircraft was too low and hit a hill. Seven crew members were killed while the operator was seriously injured.
Crew (856th BG):
Richard Norton, pilot, †
Connie Walker, pilot, †
Lloyd Anderson, navigator, †
Benjamin Rosen, bomb aimer, †
James Husbands, air gunner, †
William Moncy, radio operator, †
Wayman Skadden, air gunner, †
John W. Gillikin, operator.

On landing, the single engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a USAF parked P-47. Both aircraft were destroyed in the collision and all eight occupants on board the Norseman were injured. At the time of the accident, there was a cross wind up to 7 knots.

The crew encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field. On touch down, the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest in Thorpe Abbotts, some 30 km south of Norwich, Norfolk. All occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

During takeoff from Memphis Municipal Airport the copilot mistook the captains hand gesture for a command to raise the undercarriage. The engineer immediately tried to pull the landing gear lever to the neutral position, but the airplane already banked left because of the left hand main gear had started to retract. The nr.1 propeller struck the runway, causing one of the blades to separate. The blade cut through the fuselage near the flight deck, causing considerable damage. A fire erupted due to ruptured hydraulic lines and shorted electrical circuits. It came to rest off the side of the runway. All on board, except for the captain, got out safely.

While engaged in a bombing mission over Saarbrücken, the aircraft was attacked by enemy fire. The crew was able to leave Germany and flew to France. Eventually, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing and the aircraft crash landed in Port, near Nantua. While all ten occupants were unhurt and evaded, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.