Douglas C-39 (DC-2)

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En route, crew encountered icing conditions and both engines did not run properly as the carburetor were iced. Captain decided to make an emergency landing when the aircraft hit trees and crashed in a farm land. All 17 occupants were able to evacuated themselves and nobody was hurt. However, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Jeffersonville, some 3 km north of Louisville. There was at least one fatality, the captain John Nagel.

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En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. Five crew members were able to bail out. While probably attempting an emergency landing, the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a pasture. Both pilots were killed.

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While flying in a valley in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit a mountain shrouded in clouds. All 22 occupants were killed, among them three civilians. According to USAF, the aircraft hit the mountain slope sixty metres from the summit and the cloud base was around 1,200 metres. The twin engine aircraft was following a 150° heading and was flying at a cruising speed at the time of the accident. Crew: Francis H. Durant, pilot, 4.

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Due to poor weather conditions, the captain decided to postpone the departure for more than three hours. Two minutes after take off, while climbing by night, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in a desert area located few hundred yards from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire, and all nine occupants were killed. Crew (21st Troop Carrier Squadron): 2nd Lt Russell L. Callison, 2nd Lt William A. O'Neill, Pvt Martin J. Law, Pvt Rolfe M. Smith. Passengers: 2nd Lt Aubrey Lawless Tobias, F/Lt Duncan Matheson, LAC James Emmanuel Skillen 2.

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On approach to Stuart-Witham Field, the twin engine aircraft ran into a sudden squall near Port Sewall. In poor weather conditions (heavy rain falls and turbulence), the aircraft lost a wing, caught fire and plunged into the Saint Lucie River. All seven occupants were killed. Crew: Lt John A. Evans, pilot, Lt Harry E. Bullock Jr., copilot, Sgt Ercel Stallard, flight engineer, Cpl Clarence F. Ayers, radio operator. Passengers: Lt Clements, Lt Simpson, Sgt Rutko.