Douglas B-18 Bolo

Lineas Aéreas La Urraca

Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a cargo flight, carrying a load of food. All three crew members were killed.

Lineas Aéreas La Urraca

Crashed in unknown circumstances into a dense jungle located in the region of Tio Barbas, Vaupés. It is believed that both pilots were killed while the third crew member and the passenger were injured and were able to walk away. Anaway, the wreckage was found on the 9 December 1967 and no trace of both survivors was found. The aircraft was involved in a cargo flight and was carrying a load of rubber.

Servicios Aéreos de Chiapas

Five minutes after its takeoff from Yajalón, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain and crashed near Petalcingo, Chiapas. All five occupants were killed. The airplane was performing a cargo flight to Tuxtla Gutierrez, carrying a load of 50 sacks of coffee for a total weight of 2,5 tons. It is believed that an engine failed during initial climb, probably because the aircraft was overloaded. Crew: Enrique McCormick Curiel, pilot, Adrian Castillo, copilot, Margarito Valdez, mechanic. Passengers: Christobal Monzon, Enrique McCormick Sanchez Jr.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the twin engine aircraft hit a hill near Watkins, east of Denver. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

Crew left Kodiak NAS around 0800LT on a photography mission to Umnak via Cold Bay. Shortly after take off, pilot decided to return to his base for not having the "proper clearance". On ground, pilot complained about the overload of gas and equipment and left again thirty minutes later. While climbing over the Anton Larsen Bay, aircraft was too low and impacted the Sheratin Mountain, about 150 feet below the summit. Seven crew were killed while one was seriously injured.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

En route, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. Without pilot, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed some 40 km south of Albuquerque. All six crew members were unhurt.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

The crew was performing a flight from McClellan AFB (Sacramento) to Alaska with an intermediate stop in Pendleton, Oregon. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was low due to snow falls. The twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Wolf located in the Ochoco National Forest, central east Oregon. SAR operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft was found. The wreckage was eventually found on August 13, 1942 about 60 miles east of Prineville. All four occupants were killed. Crew (36th Squadron): 2nd Lt Richard J. Heiderstadt, pilot, 2nd LT Walter V. McShane, copilot, T/Sgt Michael R. Bittner, flight engineer, S/Sgt Donald R. Kirtland, radio operator.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

While flying along the shore off Surabaya, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese Mitsubishi Zero and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were rescued while all five other occupants were killed. A day later, both survivors died from their injuries. Crew: Lt Glenn Harold Boes, Maj Joseph Adair Burch, Lt Erwin Roy Kriel, Col William Herbert Murphy, Sgt George W. Pickett, Lt Russell Marshall Smith, Maj Austin A. Straubel.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

The aircraft left Westover AFB at the end of the afternoon for a maritime patrol flight off the east US coast as a German submarine have been located in this region. After an uneventful mission, the crew returned to his base in the evening. While approaching the coast, the crew noted that weather conditions deteriorated and that visibility was low due to clouds till 4,000 feet. The captain decided to continue the flight under the cloud layer but did not realize that the wind was strong. While cruising by night and in snow falls, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area on Mt Waternomee located in the White Mountain National Forest. SAR teams arrived on the scene two hours later and were able to evacuate five injured crew while two others were killed.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

The aircraft was performing a flight from Phoenix to San Rafael, California. En route, while cruising in a snowstorm, pilots did not realize they were flying at a too low altitude. The twin engine aircraft hit a mountain in the Sierra Nevada, near Bishop. All eight occupants were killed. All SAR operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft was found. The wreckage was eventually found on July 5, 1942. Crew: Maj Gen Herbert A. Dargue 2.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

En route, while flying in poor visibility, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of the Twin Sisters Peak located near Travis AFB. All five occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was low due to foggy conditions.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

En route, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion north of Flagstaff. All six occupants were killed.

United States Army Air Forces - USAAF

En route, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Constance (2,364 meters high) located in the Olympic mountains, northwest of Seattle. All six occupants were killed. Source & photos: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=76515

Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF

At 1856 GMT on 24 July 1941, RCAF Douglas Digby 742 left Gander with a crew of six for the purpose of convoy patrols. At 2320 GMT the weather began to deteriorate and the Meteorological Office predicted that the ceiling would remain at about 1500 feet with showers. At 2326 GMT the aircraft was recalled, but Digby 742 did not immediately respond. The recall notice was repeated four times by Gander Station and twice by RCAF Station, Sydney. The recall was acknowledged at 0030 GMT and at 0151 GMT the aircraft was in range of the Gander airbase. Digby 742 was spotted by Airport Control, but the aircraft reported that it could not see the airport. By this time, the ceiling had deteriorated to 200 feet with rain and increased wind and the cloud had begun to blow across the runway. When Digby 742 arrived, RCAF Digby 756 was attempting to land at Gander and Digby 742 was instructed to circle until Digby 756 had landed. Digby 756 landed safely at 0219 GMT but for approximately the next twenty minutes, Digby 742 was out of communication range. Captain Tomsett was instructed to proceed to Dartmouth where the weather conditions were more favourable but the Captain stated that he would attempt to land at Gander one final time and would proceed to Dartmouth if that landing was unsuccessful. At 0310 GMT a loud explosion was heard and there was no further communication with the aircraft. At 0330 GMT, the ceiling began to steadily rise becoming 1400 feet by 0530 GMT. Crew: F/Lt M. E. Tomsett, pilot, P/O W. H. Mather, pilot, P/O A. G. Pratt, navigator, Sgt M. S. Hunt, air gunner, Sgt R. L. MacDavid, air gunner, Ac1 T. J. E. Crawford,wireless operator. Source & photo: http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2016/02/19/rcaf-digby-742/

United States Army Air Corps - USAAC

The twin engine aircraft was on its way from McChord AFB, Washington, to Edwards AFB, California, to take part to a training exercise at the Muroc Dry Lake. While cruising some 30 miles south of his departure point, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to clouds. The aircraft hit the slope of Mt Deschutes (4,322 feet high) located in the Snoqualmie National Forrest. The wreckage and seven dead bodies were found by two woodsmen on February 3, less than 30 feet from the summit. Crew: 1st Lt Robert M. Krummes, pilot, 2nd Lt Charles Thomas Nielsen, copilot, T/S Hearn A. Davis, flight engineer, 2nd Lt John F. Geis, navigator, Sgt Paul L. Maas, bombardier, Sgt Leo H. Nietling, radio operator. Passenger: 1st Lt Lewis E. MacKay. Source and photos: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9923

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En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation, was forced to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed in a pasture and was destroyed. No casualties.

United States Army Air Corps - USAAC

On final approach to Edwards AFB, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the Muroc dry lake, few hundred yards short of runway. A passenger was seriously injured while all six other occupants were killed.

United States Army Air Corps - USAAC

En route, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances some 2 miles southwest of Uniontown. All five crew members were killed.