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Crash of a Martin B-26C-5-MO Marauder in Bluie West One

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Operator:
Registration:
41-34781
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4472
YOM:
1941
Location:
Narsarsuaq
Kommune Kujalleq
Country:
Greenland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Bluie West One and destroyed. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a North American B-25D Mitchell in Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: May 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
41-29789
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
87-7954
YOM:
1941
Location:
Narsarsuaq
Kommune Kujalleq
Country:
Greenland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Damaged beyond repair in Narsarsuaq following an emergency landing. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Douglas A-20B-DL Havoc near Narsarsuaq: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
41-3013
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Narsarsuaq - Goose Bay
MSN:
5343
YOM:
1941
Location:
Narsarsuaq
Kommune Kujalleq
Country:
Greenland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Bluie West One (Narsarsuaq) Airfield, en route to Goose Bay, the airplane went out of control and crashed some 20 km southwest of the airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Harvey Allen Crider,
S/Sgt Lorren L. Noel,
S/Sgt Joseph B. Quinlivan.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
08054
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Narsarsuaq - Narsarsuaq
MSN:
873
YOM:
1941
Location:
Narsarsuaq
Kommune Kujalleq
Country:
Greenland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a maritime patrol flight, the crew was returning to base at Narsarsuaq. After landing, while taxiing to the base, the seaplane collided with an iceberg and was severely damaged. All five crew members escaped unhurt and the airplane was later damaged beyond repair while being hoisted.
Crew:
Lt H. C. Weart, pilot,
Lt(jg) R. K. Buchanan,
Rm2c W. Finch,
Amm1c W. Bittorf,
Amm1c R. J. Page.
Probable cause:
Collision with an iceberg while taxiing. Ice on windshield prevented pilots from seeing the iceberg.

Crash of a Douglas A-20C-1-DO Havoc off Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
42-32964
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
6426
YOM:
1941
Location:
Narsarsuaq
Kommune Kujalleq
Country:
Greenland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a ferry flight from USA to Europe. Approaching Bluie West One (Narsarsuaq), it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. All crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress off Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-9090
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2562
YOM:
1941
Location:
Narsarsuaq
Kommune Kujalleq
Country:
Greenland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a ferry flight from Labrador to England. Fog over Greenland prevented a landing and the crew decided to return to Labrador. Due to fuel exhaustion, the captain ditched the airplane in the Narsarsuaq Fjord, some 56 km off Narsarsuaq. All 12 occupants took refuge in dinghies and were later rescued. The airplane sank by 1,500 feet of water and was lost.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.
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