Crash of a Vickers 474 Warwick V off Swansea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1945 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 474 Warwick V
Operator:
Registration:
PN776
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dunkeswell - Dunkeswell
Location:
Swansea
Glamorgan
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Enroute, both engines failed and the aircraft crashed into the Bristol Channel, off Swansea. A crew member was rescued by the crew of a boat while both other occupants were killed.
Crew (16th Flying Unit):
W/O Francis George Ford, †
W/O Paul William Lamy Hutchinson, †
W/O L. A. W Bell.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.

Crash of a Martin PBM-5 Mariner off Corpus Christi: 12 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1945 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin PBM Mariner
Operator:
Registration:
69113
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi
Location:
Corpus Christi
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night training mission and shortly after takeoff from the bay off Corpus Christi NAS, while climbing to a height of 400 feet, the aircraft collided with another Mariner registered 01710 and carrying a crew of 15. This second aircraft was approaching Corpus Christi NAS to land when the collision occurred. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, some 2,5 miles offshore. On the first Mariner, there were no survivor among the 12 occupants. On board the second Mariner, five crew members were rescued while all ten other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The collision was attributed to a lack of discipline and coordination on part of both crew who failed to follow the procedures in place around the Corpus Christi NAS. At the time of the accident, there was no navigation aids and no ATC at the airbase and both crew were trained aware to put full attention to potential traffic. At the time of the collision, both crew were not focused on workload and environmental operations. Although it was dark at the time of the accident, visibility was greater than nine miles and weather conditions were considered as good.

Crash of a Martin PBM-3S Mariner off Corpus Christi: 10 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1945 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Martin PBM Mariner
Operator:
Registration:
01710
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi
Location:
Corpus Christi
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
15
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night training mission and while on approach to Corpus Christi NAS at a height of 400 feet, the aircraft collided with another Mariner registered 69113 and carrying a crew of 12. This second aircraft just took off from the bay when the collision occurred. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, some 2,5 miles offshore. On board the first Mariner, five crew members were rescued while all ten other occupants were killed. On the second Mariner, there were no survivor among the 12 occupants.
Probable cause:
The collision was attributed to a lack of discipline and coordination on part of both crew who failed to follow the procedures in place around the Corpus Christi NAS. At the time of the accident, there was no navigation aids and no ATC at the airbase and both crew were trained aware to put full attention to potential traffic. At the time of the collision, both crew were not focused on workload and environmental operations. Although it was dark at the time of the accident, visibility was greater than nine miles and weather conditions were considered as good.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into The Channel: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
PB431
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thornaby - Thornaby
Location:
The Channel
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Thornaby at 0200LT on a SAR mission, looking for another RAF Lancaster that disappeared the preceding evening. The following morning, the aircraft failed to return to its base and other SAR operations were conducted, without success. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. It was lost without trace.
Crew (279th Squadron):
F/Sgt D. Anderson,
F/Sgt C. E. F. Blake,
F/Sgt E. E. W. King,
Sgt D. C. Maclean,
F/Sgt S. H. Mortimer,
F/O K. F. Parmenter,
W/O K. W. Robinson,
F/Sgt R. W. Vickers.

Crash of a Boeing 314 Clipper into the Pacific Ocean

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 314 Clipper
Operator:
Registration:
NC18601
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Honolulu – San Francisco
MSN:
1988
YOM:
1939
Location:
Pacific Ocean
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, two engines lost power and the captain decided to make an emergency landing about 625 miles northeast of Honolulu. All 23 occupants were quickly rescued by the crew of a US Navy ship while the aircraft christened 'Honolulu Clipper' was deliberately sunk by gunfire.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Fraser River

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1945
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
CF-ADH
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
771
Location:
Fraser River
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff from Fraser River, BC. The crew fate remains unknown. The single engine aircraft was owned by P. Jorgenson.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK into the Pacific Ocean: 12 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-92929
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Iwo Jima - Saipan
MSN:
12784
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pacific Ocean
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Enroute, the left engine caught fire. The crew was unable to extinguish the fire and shortly later, the engine detached. All 17 occupants decided to abandon the aircraft and to bail out when the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the ocean some 96 km northwest of Saipan Island. Five passengers were rescued while 12 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I off Aberystwyth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1945 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
PH480
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Brawdy - Brawdy
Location:
Aberystwyth
Cardiganshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Brawdy in the evening on an experimental night radar meteorological research flight. Aircraft was due to overfly a marker dropped into the sea taking readings at 100 feet intervals up to 1,500 feet using a radar altimeter to secure accuracy. At 0200LT, while descending to 200 feet, the aircraft impacted the sea. No recovery of bodies or wreckage proved possible. Aircraft and crew were from the RAF Radar Meteorological Flight based at Defford, but detached to Brawdy for this particular sortie.
Crew:
F/Lt Daniel Joseph Cotter, pilot,
F/Sgt Arthur Edward Bedwell, navigator,
W/O Edward Moore, observer.
Source:
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=164

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-20-DK into the Pacific Ocean: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
43-49754
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Yontan – Laoag
MSN:
15570/27015
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pacific Ocean
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane was lost without trace into the Pacific Ocean while operating a routine flight from Yontan AFB, Okinawa, to Laoag, Philippines.

Crash of a Boeing B-29-50-BA Superfortress into the Pacific Ocean: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Operator:
Registration:
44-83964
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Pacific Ocean
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Crashed into the Pacific Ocean some 400 miles off Guam Island. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Sgt John W. Benson,
S/Sgt William S. Doolittle,
2nd Lt Wallace A. Hofmann,
Br Gen Joe L. Loutzenheiser,
2nd Lt Leonard J. Marrs,
2nd Lt Francis W. Rich,
S/Sgt Frank B. Santus
T/Sgt Clemens B. Wojcicki.
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