26
Mar
Lockheed 18 Learstar I – N163R
Lodestar N163R was carrying seven Amateur Radio operators to the Palmyra Island atoll in the Pacific. While approaching the airstrip th...
26
Mar
Douglas C-133A Cargomaster – 54-0140
Crashed from about 500 feet altitude into the sea after a night-time departure.
26
Mar
Lockheed P-2H Neptune – 140158
Crashed onto a reef about one mile short of runway at Johnston Island when the starboard engine failed on final approach.
26
Mar
Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation – 143193
While returning from aborted barrier mission, the aircraft hit seawall debris at end of the short runway. The main mount was sheared of...
26
Mar
Douglas R5D-3 (DC-4) – 87755
Ditched due to fuel exhaustion caused by faulty navigation near Midway Island enroute from Tokyo-Haneda Airport, Japan to Barbers Point...
26
Mar
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Mar
26
Mar
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina – 64029
Force landed near Wake Island. Crew rescued, sank by gunfire.ÿ All 13 occupants were rescued.
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) – 43-15817
Ground looped. Reportedly damaged beyond repair.