Ferry accidents

Gentlemen,

I do not know if anyone may find the following information of interest for further research. The entries were found in a USSAF ferry unit newsletter.

17 September 1942 Woodrow Yarbrough, 1st Lt. P-39 42-4331, Apaneca, El 'Salvador. Collision in full flight with objects other than aircraft. Fatal, complete wreck, Engine failed, with aircraft crashing into mountains.

11 June 1944 Alfred M. Bartolet, Flight Officer. C-46 42-107344. Ascension Island. Taxiing accident, brake failure, no injury. Wings, flaps, fuselage damaged. No damage to private property.

12 April 1944 Vincent J. Perron, Flight Officer, C-47 43-13385. Atkinson Field, British Guiana. In landing, left wing scrapped runway. No injury. Damage to left wing tip, wing and aileron. Landed behind three B-25s.

13 April 1944 Louis W. Ramey. 1st. Lt. C-37A 42-92866. Natal, Brazil. During run-up of engine prior to takeoff, right landing gear collapsed. Cause mechanical. Further damaged when cable snapped and plane dropped during removal from crash area.

15 December 1942 Ardurino Carella, 2nd Lt. PT-27 42-15589. Isleta, New Mexico, USA Takeoff accident, minor injury, major damage. Attempted to takeoff from short field after forced landing and hit embankment.

11 August 1942, Frank W. Herald, 1st Lt. P-40 42-45940. British Columbia, Canada. No injury, minor damaged, landing accident. Landing gear folded during landing, mechanical failure.

2 March 1942 C. A. Hinsie, 2nd Lt. P-39 41-7175. Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. spin or stall following engine failure. Fatal, complete wreck. Aircraft spun in. Pilot attempt to use parachute.

9 December 1942. George T. Lutz, 2nd Lt. PT-17 FX107. En route from Windsor, Ontario, Canada to Wayne County Airport, Michigan. No injury, minor damage. FX107 slid into FX105 while flying formation. Midair collision.

5 November 1942. Willis Pennington, 1st Lt. P-36 36-33. Burwash Landing, Alaska. Major injury as a result of weather exposure after accident. Major replacement, emergency forced landing.

24 February 1942. Alfred D. Dreher, S/Sergeant. P-40 42-9789. River Canard, Canada. No injury. Major overhaul, emergency forced landing due to engine failure.

14 August 1942. Mack K. Rowe, 1st Lt.. P-40 42-45947. Landing accident, no injury, major replacement. Aircraft ran off runway during landing and hit marker light at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

14 September 1942, John F. Sellas, 2nd Lt. P-40 41-13688. River Canard, Canada. Taxiing, no injury, major replacement. Taxied into ditch preparatory to taking aircraft off after forced landing.

Norman Malayney

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Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Walt