List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944)
WEBThis is a list of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. For more exhaustive lists, see the Aircraft Crash Record Office or the Air Safety Network or the Dutch Scramble Website Brush and Dustpan Database.
WWII's Tragic Aviation Accidents - Warfare History Network
WEBOn October 2, 1943, a training plane from the Army Navigation School at Hondo, Texas, crashed into a home, killing five Army officers, two enlisted men, and a civilian navigation instructor. Fortunately, no one was home at the time.
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1945–1949)
WEBThis is a list of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. For more comprehensive lists, see the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives, the Air Safety Network or the Dutch Scramble Stoffer & Blik Database.
WW2 aircraft crash sites – Nearly 200 identified! – …
WEBMerlin engine recovered from the sea – probably it came from a Hurricane flown by Pilot Officer James Tew, who was shot down and killed on 1 March 1942. The remainder fell on or near the Maltese Islands. Of the latter, nearly …
1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash - Wikipedia
WEBOn July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber of the United States Army Air Forces crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building in New York City while flying in thick fog. The crash killed fourteen people (three crewmen and eleven people in the building), and an estimated twenty-four others were injured.
World War Two: When 600 US planes crashed in Himalayas
WEBDec 10, 2023 · Some 600 American transport planes are estimated to have crashed in the remote region, killing at least 1,500 airmen and passengers during a remarkable and often-forgotten 42-month-long World...
World War II Plane Crashes in National Parks
WEBSeveral WWII military plane crashes have been documented in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. On October 24, 1941, 19 Curtis P-40 Hawks of the 57th Pursuit Group left March Field at Riverside, California, to fly to McClelland Field, in Sacramento, California.
Aircraft Accident Reports - National Archives
WEBSep 17, 2021 · Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in the crash of the Lockeed Orion, model 9E. This series includes a statement of probable cause of the accident, aircraft accident report, weather reports, press releases, and related correspondence.
WWII-era plane crashes in Connecticut | CNN
WEBOct 3, 2019 · What happened: A World War II-era B-17 bomber crashed into an airport de-icing facility while trying to land at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said. A “Wings of Freedom...
600 U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas during WWII. A new ... - NPR
WEBDec 16, 2023 · In World War II, hundreds of U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas. NPR's Scott Simon asks William Belcher, a forensic anthropologist, about a new museum that displays artifacts from the...
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