5/8/1919
MOST RECENTLY UPDATED INFORMATION IS IN BLUE
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
5/8/1919 Scarborough Larrabee Farm SE A Unknown USAAS Unknown Unknown Maj Gerald Maxwell/None Nosed over on landing Serious
5/8/1919 Scarborough Larrabee Farm Curtis RB Unknown USAAS Unknown Unknown Lt George McDonald/None, Sgt C Hooper/None Crashed on take off Serious
5/23/1919 S. Portland Evans St. Airfield Curtis RB Unknown USAAS Mineola NY Unknown Maj. Adalai Gilkeson/Minor, Plt. H.M. McGraw/Minor Ground looped on takeoff run Serious
9/22/1922 Veazie Mrs. A. Lundy's Field DH-4 Unknown USAAS Mitchel Fld. NY Unknown Lt. F.B. Valentine/None, Lt. C. Litners/None Missed Godfrey Field, lost, ground looped during forced landing Serious
7/25/1924 Pond Island East end Balloon Unknown USN Lakehurst NAS NJ Unknown Unknown- reported as drifted away unmanned Crashed into trees Serious
6/28/1925 Richmond Mabel McRae Farm Unknown Unknown USAAS Unknown Unknown Lt. John Doolittle/None, Gerard Winston, US Treasury/Minor Forced landing in fog Minor
7/19/1928 Scarborough Portland Airport DH-4 Unknown USAAS Unknown Unknown Lt. George Lusk/None, Mechanic William Russell/None Ground loop due to blown tire on landing Moderate
8/23/1929 Rockland In harbor DH Moth Unknown USAAS Unknown Unknown Lt. William Blaufuss/Minor, Mechanic William Davis/None Rudder post failed, spun in Serious
8/10/1934 Rockport USS Salt Lake City O2U-3 Unknown USN USS Salt Lk Cty VS-9S ACMM W.A. Dieter/None, AMM3C J.B. Elliott/None Swung into side of ship during recovery after landing Moderate
11/16/1937 Lewiston At Airport BT-9A 36-122 USAAC Boston Airport MA FCA Det Milton Anderson/Unknown Take Of Accident Serious
X/X/1938 Greenville Near Mud Pond/Morkill Unknown Unknown RAF Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown- on older Scott AFB list, wreck site confirmed by witness Destroyed
8/23/1939 Portland At Airport BT-2B 31-130 USAAC Boston Airport MA FCA Det Louis Adams/Unknown Landing Accident, Ground Loop Moderate
11/17/1940 T17 R14 Little East Lake Digby Mk. 1 749 RCAF Dartmouth NS 10 BRS Flt. Lt G.F. Clay/Killed, F.O. J.G. Richardson/Killed, LAC H.E. Howard/Killed, LAC E.J. Benoit/Injured, Fuel exhaustion, crew bailed out Destroyed
AC Elmer Johnson/Injured, F.O. U.J.H. Leblanc/None
7/19/1941 South Poland Summit Spng Golf Cse B-18 Unknown USAAC Manchester AAF NH45th BG 1Lt. Harry Lerber/None Lost, forced landing Minor
8/30/1941 Portland At airport O-52 40-2705 USAAC Ft. Devens MA Unknown Steven Wilkerson/Unknown Crashed after mid-air collision Serious
10/24/1941 Bar Harbor Kebo ValleyC C Anson 1 6715 RCAF Pennfield Ridge NB No 2 ANS Sgt J. K Ramsey/Injured, Sgt E. B. Hutchinson/Injured, Sgt G. E. Wright/Injured, Sgt D. L. Moher/None, Lost, fual exhaustion, belly landed on golf course Moderate
AC1 C. W. Sturgeon/None
10/24/1941 Greenville Seaplane Base Stranraer Unknown RAF Dartmouth NS 5 Sqdn FL. J.H. Beasley/None, PO C.O. Fiddler/None, + 4/None Forced landing 10/23 due to elevator lever failure/damaged on takeoff run Serious
10/26/1941 Bangor Bangor AAF RB-18A 37-612 USAAC Bangor AAF 64th BS Lt. Wyman Thompson +3/None Undershot landing, ground loop Minor
11/15/1941 Springfield Near 1000 Acre Bog B-18A 37-521 USAAC Bangor AAF 20th BS 2 Lt Peyton Beckham/Killed, Lt Wyman Thompson/Killed, Cpl Jacob Parson/Killed, Pfc Lee Rothermel/Killed Missed Bangor AAF, lost, fuel exhaustion. attempted forced landing Destroyed
12/19/1941 Bangor Bangor AAF B-17A 37-369 USAAC Bangor AAF 13th BS Carl Goldenberg/Minor + 8 Minor Engine failure on take-off, crashed and burned Destroyed
12/30/1941 Bangor Bangor AAF RA-29 41-23302 USAAC Bangor AAF 64th BS James Hayes/Minor, 1Lt Jonathon Knox/None + 4/Minor Ground loop during take-off, crashed and burned Destroyed
1/15/1942 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF Anson Mk 1 6272 RCAF Pennfield Ridge NB No.2 Nav Sgt. F. Rideout/None, +3/None Forced landing, engine trouble, gear collapsed Moderate
2/23/1942 Atlantic Ocean Near USS Wasp F4F-4 Unknown USN USS Wasp VF-71 Lt Frank Case/Killed Ditched in water after engine failure Missing
2/24/1942 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF Hudson III BW444 RCAF RCAF Debert NS 31 OTU FL A.B.J. Pearson/None, S. Hamilton/Minor +4/None Left engine failed on approach, stalled and crashed short Serious
3/22/1942 Prentiss Off Tarr Ridge Rd Harvard 3345 RCAF RCAF Montreal PQ No 3 TC F/O Stewart Armour/Killed, LAC F.B. Farrell/ None Lost in snowstorm enroute to Moncton NB, crew bailed out when fuel exhausted Destroyed
4/29/1942 Bangor Dow AAF A-29 41-23408 USAAF Dow AAF Unknown Malcolm Heber/Unknown Unknown Destroyed
5/24/1942 Howe Brook 1 mi NE C-40D 42-22249 USAAF Bolling Fld DC Trns Atl Sct 1Lt Clarence Wright/Killed, SSgt Frederick Taylor/Killed, LTC Louis Gimbel/Killed, Crashed in swamp after possible disorientation in poor visibility Destroyed
Capt John Franciscus/Killed, Capt Gilbert Herbach/Killed, 2Lt Earl Wilkinson/Killed
5/25/1942 Bangor Bangor AAF P-38F 41-7610 USAAF Dow AAF Unknown 1Lt Dallas Webb/None Landing accident- nose gear collapsed Minor
6/22/1942 Bangor Bangor AAF P-38F 41-7600 USAAF Dow AAF Unknown Maj John Zahn/None Landing accident- landing gear damage Minor
6/26/1942 Houlton Houlton AAF B-17E 41-9127 USAAF Sarasota AAF FL 419th BS Charles D. Lee/Unknown Landing accident- overshot runway Moderate
6/26/1942 Houlton Houlton AAF B-17E 41-9073 USAAF Sarasota AAF FL 359th BS Unknown Landing accident- overshot runway Moderate
6/27/1942 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17E 41-9022 USAAF Bangor AAF 341st BS 2Lt Charles Paine/None, 2Lt B. Goodwin/None, 2Lt P.W. Madison Jr./None, Landing accident- overshot runway Moderate
2Lt R.J. Grouthans/None, MSgt Williams/None, MSgt Demusio/None, SSgt Blalock/None, SSgt Senky/None,
SSgt Gabiel/None
6/27/1942 Houlton Houlton AAF B-17E 41-9073 USAAF Gowen Fld. Idaho 359 BS D.E. Sheeler/Unknown Ground accident Moderate
6/28/1942 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17E 41-2588 USAAF Houlton AAF 340th BS 1Lt C. Lee/None, 2Lt G. Leland/None, 2Lt W. W.Ray/None, 2Lt J.A. Cognatta/None, MSgt Kendell/None, Landing Accident- ran off runway after brake failure Serious
Sgt F. Rebello/None, Sgt R.A. Williams/None +2/None
6/29/1942 Portland Unknown B-17E 41-9187 USAAF Dow AAF Unknown David G. Alford/Unknown Unknown Unknown
7/6/1942 Auburn Lewiston/Auburn Apt PBO-1 3848 USN NAF Quonset Point VP-82 LTJG Richard Field/None, Ens R. McWilliams/None +2/Minor Takeoff accident- L engine failure, swerved off runway Moderate
7/7/1942 Portland Portland Airport B-17E 41-9187 USAAF Dow AAF 92 BG Unknown Landing accident- ran off end of runway, ground looped Moderate
7/15/1942 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 41-24421 USAAF Dow AAF Unknown Alvin E. Podwojski/Unknown Unknown Unknown
7/20/1942 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 41-24365 USAAF Dow AAF Unknown J. C. Jr. Dempsey/Unknown Unknown Unknown
7/21/1942 Lewiston Androscoggin Arpt OS2U-3 5562 USN Lewiston NAAF VS-1D1 Soule T. Bitting/Unknown, C. J. Brandon/Unknown Attempted forced landing after engine failure Serious
7/25/1942 Augusta Augusta Airport P-38F 41-7647 USAAF Bradley AAF CT Unknown 2LT Robert Thomas/Unknown Landing accident- unknown Destroyed
7/26/1942 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 41-24380 USAAF Dow AAF 92 BG F.E. Winget/Unknown Landing accident- undershot runway, hit ditch Unknown
8/12/1942 Phippsburg Unknown Unknown Unknown USN NAF Brunswick Unknown Unknown Unspecified training aircraft crash, pilot safe Unknown
8/14/1942 Kat. Iron Works Saddleback Mountain Anson JS173 RCAF Megantic Aipt PQ No. 3 Trn Sgt Edward H. Hollenbach/Killed, A2C P. Patterson/Killed, LAC A.C. Duffield /Killed, Flew into mountain in poor visibility, inaccurate altimeter Destroyed
A2C Earl Machan/Serious
8/17/1942 Dexter Dexter Airport Stinson? Unknown CAP Otis AAF MA Mass. Wng C. Plimpton/None, MajGen Frank Lowe/None +1/None Crashed on take off Unknown
8/30/1942 Atlantic Ocean Bay of Maine PBO-1 3859 USN NAF Quonset Point VP-82 Ens Richard McWilliams/Killed, AP1C Albert Jurca/Killed, AMM3CJames Browning/Killed, Disappeared on anti-sub patrol Missing
AR2C Robert O. Delaney/Killed
9/5/1942 Atlantic Ocean Bay of Maine PBO-1 3843 USN NAF Quonset Point VP-82 LTJG Eugene Gooding/Killed, AP1C Hilmar Holey/Killed +2/Killed Disappeared on anti-sub patrol Missing
9/14/1942 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF C-47 41-18492 USAAF Unknown Unknown J.J. O'connell/Unknown Unknown Unknown
9/22/1942 T14 R5 Wels 6 mi W of Perham B-25C 41-13049 USAAF Greenville AAF, SC 379th BS 2Lt John Watson/Killed, 2Lt John River Jr./Killed, S/Sgt John Delano/Killed, S/Sgt James Kviz/Killed, Crashed after mid-air with 3098 in poor visibility Destroyed
S/Sgt Eugene Crozier/Killed, S/Sgt Richard Riddle/Killed, Sgt. Fredrick Rowbottom/Killed
9/22/1942 Presque Isle In woods , 6 mi NE B-25C 41-13098 USAAF Greenville AAF, SC 379th BS 2LT R.L. Drogula/Killed, 2LT J.Q. Crocker/Killed. SSgt W.H Finch/Killed, SSgt Billy J. Hill/Killed, Crashed after mid-air with 3049 in poor visibility Destroyed
SSgt G.C. Simmons/Killed, Sgt L.A. Robinson/Killed, Sgt Joseph Martino/Killed
10/5/1942 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 41-24589 USAAF Dow AAF Unknown Eugene Ellis/Unknown Unknown Unknown
10/7/1942 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-10 36-348 USAAF Selfridge AAF MI Unknown Edward Kopp/Unknown Unknown Destroyed
10/13/1942 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-26B 41-17807 USAAF Unknown 440th BS F. A. Buhcanan/None Damaged in ground collision with 7827 Moderate
10/13/1942 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-26B 41-17827 USAAF Unknown 440th BS J.W. Pierce/None Damaged in ground collision with 7807 Moderate
12/5/1942 Houlton Houlton AAF Hudson 6 FK687 RCAF Dorval Field PQ Ferry Cd. P/O George Newall Harrison/Killed, Sgt. Arthur Gordon B. Gibson/Killed, Sgt. August Leroy Beckwall/Killed, Hammerhead stall 500 yd south of runway after missed approach Destroyed
Sgt. Henry Bordewick/Killed
12/6/1942 Presque Isle Maine Exp. Farm Ventura II AE936 RCAF Penfield Ridge NB No 34 OTU Sgt. E.M. Suttie/None, P/O T.D. Good/None, Sgt A.H. Simpson/None, St G. Kozoriz/None Engine fire, gills left closed, belly landed in field and burned Destroyed
12/14/1942 Long Island Casco Bay NAAF PBY-5 2379 USN Norfolk VA VP-52 LTJG Rance A. Thompson/None, LTJG John R. Crongey/None, LTJG Thomas P. Anderson/None, Taxi acc.- wing float struck rock, plane swung into ramp and hit rocks Moderate
AMM2C L. P. Test/None, ARM2C W. H. Clement/None, ARM2C R. B. Ehrhart/None,
ARM3C J. S. Boyce/None, PHOM3C P. A. Hughes/None
1/6/1943 Millinocket At airport Hurricane 5661 RCAF Transient 124 Ferry Unknown/Unknown Damaged during forced landing Moderate
1/16/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS OS2U-3 5566 USN Squantum NAS VS-1 2/None Landing Accident Moderate
2/2/1943 Trenton In Atlantic Ocean Stinson? Unknown CAP Trenton CAP Lt. William B. Hites/Killed, F/O Welles L. Bishop/Killed Crashed into sea Missing
2/12/1943 Bar Harbor Blue Hill Bay OS2U-3 5568 USN Squantum NAS VS-1 ARM3C H. A. Commander/Killed, Lt John G. Shelley/Minor Crash landed in bay Missing
2/16/1943 Ellsworth Carlisle's Hayfield Harvard II 2947 RCAF Montreal PQ 3 CFF FltLt P.M.A. Brunelle/None, AC2 Smith/None Lost, fuel exhaustion, forced landing in snowstorm Minor
2/22/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17E 41-9068 USAAF Unknown 421BS Douglas H. Buskey/Unknown, B.C. Green/Unknown +?/Unknown Ring cowling failed on take off Moderate
3/10/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS PV-3 33949 USN Quonset Point NAS VB-126 LTJG Dilbert Benson/None Landing accident, ground loop Serious
3/25/1943 Old Orchard B Unknown Ventura II AE889 RCAF Pennfield Ridge NB No 34 OTU Sgt T Scott/None + ??/None Lost, belly landing in field Moderate
3/30/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS OS2U-3 9470 USN Squantum NAS MA VS-31 2/None Landing accident, crashed Moderate
4/12/1943 Houlton Houlton AAF Spartan KD100 RCAF Unknown Unknown Unknown Landing Accident, ground loop Unknown
4/12/1943 Houlton Houlton AAF Liberator BZ715 RCAF Unknown Unknown Unknown Landing gear folded on takeoff run Moderate
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
4/27/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS PV-1 29828 USN Argentia NAS NF VB-126 LTJG Shepard/None Crashed on takeoff Serious
5/7/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF UC-64A 43-5123 USAAF Unknown Unknown Francis E. Curran/Unknown Landing accident, landing gear failed Moderate
5/19/1943 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 42-5851 USAAF Presque Isle AAF 547 BS George B. Keck/Unknown Crashed on landing due to brake failure Destroyed
5/19/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF UC-64A 43-5124 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Unknown David H. Harpine/Unknown Landing accident Serious
5/30/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-26B 41-31634 USAAF Lake Charles AAB 355 BS Dick A. Tucker/Unknown Taxi accident, hit light pole Moderate
6/3/1943 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 42-30236 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Unknown Pilot=John D. Jackson, 5/Injured, 5/None Crashed and burned on take off Destroyed
6/12/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-24D 42-40773 USAAF Lincoln Hb Proc Hq 564th BS John J. McGraw/None +?/None Landing accident, hit light pole Moderate
6/18/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF AT-6C 41-33064 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Hq N A Wg None Ground collision with fire truck Minor
6/19/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF UC-64A 42-05124 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Hq N A Wg David H. Harpine/Unknown Landing accident, landing gear failed Serious
6/26/1943 Fort Fairfield Griffin farm B-26B 41-31645 USAAF Memphis TN 59 Ferry Sq 1Lt Bertrand Robinson/Killed, 2Lt Herbert Meyers/Killed, 1Lt Edwin M. Hankinson/Killed, Buzzing inlaws' farm, wing dipped hit field, crashed and burned Destroyed
SSgt John M. Kuser/Killed, SSgt William H. Jochim/killed +4 civilians on ground killed, 1 injured
7/2/1943 Mapleton Near Haystack Mtn B-26C 41-35181 USAAF New Castle AAB 27 Ferry Sq 1Lt Walter M.Cothran/Killed, 1Lt Walter Peoples/Killed, +Cpl A.L. Williams/Killed, Crashed in field after engine failure, shortly after take off Destroyed
1Lt N.F. Smith/Serious, Cpl R.P. Hamilton/Serious
7/7/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS SNJ-4 27614 USN Quonset Point NAS FAW-9 Hq AP1C Harry A. Lane/Injured, CM3C James Simion Buckley/Serious Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
7/10/1943 Houlton On Bangor Road L-4B 43-835 USAAF Houlton AAF 20 Trans Sq Hugh R. Gilchrist/Unknown Engine failure, forced landing on road Moderate
7/13/1943 Millinocket At Airport Canso 9824 RCAF Montreal 124th Ferry Sq FlLt C. W. Paven/None, P/O P. O. Warrander/None, FlSgt W. Walker/None, LAC J. U. Wilson/Serious, Fire on engine startup due to fuel line leak Destroyed
LAC A, Burr/Serious
7/26/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF UC-64A 43-5129 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Hq N Atl Wing O. B. Jones/Unknown Landing accident Minor
8/5/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat V JV361 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt A. J. Sheppard/None Take off accident, swung off runway Moderate
8/5/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat V JV357 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J.H. Richards/Injured Take off accident, swung off runway Destroyed
8/9/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat V JV382 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt N.T. Quigley/Injured Take off accident, swung off runway Destroyed
8/9/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN765 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt K.A. Robertson/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Minor
8/15/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat V JV358 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J.W. Wiley/Unknown Landing accident, overshot runway, ground loop Unknown
8/16/1943 Raymond Sebago Lake Avenger I FN762 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt R.C. Longfield/None, +1/None Engine failure, ditched in water and sank Missing
8/18/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN821 RN Lewiston NAAF 848 Sq SubLt S.C. Palmer/None Landing accident, ground loop Serious
8/20/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-24D 42-7475 USAAF Presque Isle AAF 577 BS (Ground crew)/None Maintenance mishap, fell off jacks Serious
8/22/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF UC-45B 42-56842 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Hq N Atl Wing John E. Sandow/Unknown Landing accident Serious
8/23/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT139 RN Brunswick NAS 1831 Sq SubLt B. Laren/Unknown Landing accident, swung off runway, ground loop Unknown
8/23/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat V JV364 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt D.J. Sheppard/Unknown Formation flying accident Serious
8/25/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat V JV363 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt H.A. Rhodes/None Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
9/4/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-37751 USAAF Transient 12 FS F. D. Schwikert/Unknown +??/Unknown Landing accident Unknown
9/8/1943 Old Town Dewitt Field B-24H 42-7538 USAAF Herington, KS Vickers Prov 2Lt Junior J. Rule/Minor, 2Lt Frank F. Davis/Minor, 2Lt Kenneth E. Crawford/Minor, Crew mistook Dewitt Fld for Dow AAF, landed on runway too short, overran Destroyed
2Lt Robert E. Criss/Minor, TSgt Theo H. Stephenson/Minor, SSgt Walter E. Halett/Minor,
TSGt John L. Pray/Minor, TSgt Donald E. Hinds/Minor, SSgt William F. Hanson/Minor,
SSgt Harry R. Stenbach/Minor
9/10/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT156 RN Brunswick NAS 1833 Sq None Parked aircraft, hit by JT124 Moderate
9/10/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT124 RN Brunswick NAS 1831 Sq SubLt Bernard Quigg/Unknown Taxi accident, struck parked aircraft Moderate
9/12/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT167 RN Brunswick NAS 1833 Sq Unknown Crashed into TBF Unknown
9/13/1943 Rockland Farm field GB-2 12340 USN Squantum NAS MA Base ops LTJG Leo J. Houle/None, Lt Willis/None, +1/None Engine failure, ditched in field Moderate
9/13/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT144 RN Brunswick NAS 837 Sq SubLt Graham Wentworth Wiley/Unknown Engine failure, crashed during emergency landing Destroyed
9/14/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT130 RN Brunswick NAS 1831 Sq SubLt Derek Stuart Byrne/Unknown Belly landing Moderate
9/16/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT136 RN Brunswick NAS 1831 Sq SubLt Bernard Quigg/Unknown Landing accident, swung off runway and ground looped Serious
9/17/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT154 RN Brunswick NAS 1833 Sq SubLt Neal Brynildsen/Unknown Landing accident, swung off runway and ground looped Serious
9/17/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN292 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Mid G.S.P. Salmon/Unknown Crashed on take off, engine failure Unknown
9/19/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Harvard III KE309 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J.I. Delany/None Landing accident, gear collapsed Moderate
9/26/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT186 RN Brunswick NAS 1833 Sq SubLt Peter Builder/None Landing accident, nosed over Minor
9/27/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF C-46A 41-12292 USAAF Unknown Unknown Unknown Ground collision Minor
9/27/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-31055 USAAF Unknown Unknown Unknown Taxi accident, wing tip struck Minor
9/28/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-3487 USAAF Unknown Unknown Eldon G. Mills/Unknown Parking accident Minor
10/3/1943 North Pownal Near Royal River Corsair II JT198 RN Brunswick NAS 1837 Sq Lt David J.F. Watson/Killed Mid air collision with JT190, crashed and burned Destroyed
10/3/1943 North Pownal Near Royal River Corsair I JT190 RN Brunswick NAS 1837 Sq LCDR Alfred J. Sewell/Killed Mid air collision with JT198, crashed and burned Destroyed
10/4/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-37815 USAAF Transient Unknown John W. Perdue/Unknown +??/Unknown Unknown accident Unknown
10/4/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT152 RN Brunswick NAS 1834 Sq SubLt George Anthony Rawstron/Unknown Landing accident, wing hit ground, flipped over Serious
10/5/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT162 RN Brunswick NAS 1837 Sq SubLt R.J. French/Unknown Spun in, pilot bailed out OK Destroyed
10/5/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT176 RN Brunswick NAS 1836 Sq SubLt Eric Hill/Unknown Landing accident, stalled at 100' Destroyed
10/6/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat V JV361 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt D.H. Pawson/None Takeoff accident, swung off runway Unknown
10/6/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat V JV422 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt L. L. Allum/Unknown Landing accident, swung off runway, ground loop Unknown
10/7/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT264 RN Brunswick NAS 1834 Sq SubLt Charles Herbert Derek Grayson/Unknown Taxi accident Moderate
10/7/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT147 RN Brunswick NAS 1835 Sq SubLt Ernest Hastings Spencer Wright/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Moderate
10/8/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT145 RN Brunswick NAS 1835 Sq SubLt Ian Alexander McKenzie Williamson/None Landing accident, landing gear accidentally retracted Destroyed
10/9/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-37787 USAAF Transient Iseman Prov Unknown/Unknown Taxi accident, collided with 9856 Unknown
10/9/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-39856 USAAF Transient Habbustad Pr Unknown/Unknown Taxi accident, collided with 7787 Unknown
10/11/1943 Bath In Kennebec River Corsair I Unknown RN Brunswick NAS Unknown Unknown Engine failure, ditched in river, pilot rescued Destroyed
10/11/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT172 RN Brunswick NAS 1835 Sq SubLt Ian Alexander McKenzie Williamson/Unknown Take off accident, swung off runway and hit parked JT170 Destroyed
10/11/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT170 RN Brunswick NAS 1835 Sq None Parked, struck by JT172 Unknown
10/13/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF OA-10 43-3265 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Hq NAW, ATC Unknown Taxi accident Unknown
10/14/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-31106 USAAF Unknown Unknown Jack W. Rickman Jr ./Unknown + ??/Unknown Taxi accident Unknown
10/19/1943 Brunswick Near NAS Corsair II JT220 RN Brunswick NAS 1835 Sq LCDR M.S. Godson/None Struck rag during aerial gunnery Moderate
10/22/1943 Bath In Kennebec River Corsair I JT164 RN Brunswick NAS 1838 Sq SubLt William John Ramsey Christie/Unknown Ditched, fuel exhaustion Missing
10/23/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I Unknown RN Brunswick NAS Unknown AM2C Charles Raymond Farr/Killed Struck by prop Unknown
10/23/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN303 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt M. Barbour/None Landing accident, ground loop Unknown
10/23/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN201 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J.C. Insh/None Landing accident ground loop Unknown
10/24/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT182 RN Brunswick NAS 1836 Sq SubLt Vernon Austin Fancourt/None Landing accident, off runway and nosed over Minor
10/29/1943 Bath In Kennebec River Corsair I JT140 RN Brunswick NAS 1838 Sq SubLt John Lakeman Apted/None Engine failure, forced landing in river Destroyed
10/30/1943 Boothbay John's Bay Unknown Unknown RN Unknown Unknown Unknown Reported aircraft crash into sea Unknown
10/31/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN869 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt D. Cash/Unknown Landing accident, swung off runway into ditch Moderate
11/1/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN260 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt A. L. Parker/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Unknown
11/2/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN316 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J.C. Insh/None Landing accident, landed with gear up Unknown
11/5/1943 Brunswick Near NAS Corsair I T142 RN Brunswick NAS 1835 Sq SubLt Patrick Anthony Swift/None Takeoff accident, swerved into grass and nosed over Moderate
11/5/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT149 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Lt Richard D.B. Hopkins/Unknown Take off accident, tire blew, nosed over Moderate
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
11/5/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF UC-64A 42-56842 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Hq NAW, ATC Wayne L. Fromm/None Taxi accident Minor
11/6/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN301 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J. M. Tomlinson/Unknown Landing accident, swung off runway, ground loop Unknown
11/9/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN311 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt E. H, Hardwick/Unknown Landing accident, tire blew, ground loop Unknown
11/10/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT197 RN Brunswick NAS 1837 Sq SubLt Randolph John Forsyth/None Landing accident, scrapped left wing on runway Moderate
11/10/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN299 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt M.F Stringfield/None Takeoff accident, ground loop Unknown
11/13/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN291 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt N.F.W. Howorth//None Landing accident, flaps up, off end of runway into ditch Unknown
11/17/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN302 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt C.H.G.O. Hall/None Take off accident, engine failed, nosed over Minor
11/17/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN302 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt C.H.G.O. Hall/None Landing accident, tire blew, off runway and nosed over Unknown
11/18/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT189 RN Brunswick NAS 1836 Sq SubLt William Henry Rose Landing accident, swung off runway Unknown
11/26/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS J2F Unknown USN Brunswick NAS VJ-15 Unknown Unspecified accident at field Unknown
11/27/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT191 RN Brunswick NAS 1837 Sq SubLt A.R. Michie/None Take off accident, hit snowbank, ground loop Unknown
11/28/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT187 RN Brunswick NAS 1838 Sq LCDR Frank P. B. Sanderson/Unknown Wingtip hit snowpile, swung off runway Moderate
12/1/1943 Brunswick Maple & Federal St Corsair II JT289 RN Brunswick NAS 1836 Sq SubLt John D. Wallace/Killed Structural failure, broke op on pull out from dive from 25,000 ft Destroyed
12/2/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT146 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Fredrick D. I. Bray/None Landing accident, swung into snow and nosed over Minor
12/2/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT147 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Thomas E. Dunn/None Landing accident, tire blew, nosed over Moderate
12/2/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN348 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt L. A. Maitland/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Unknown
12/5/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT146 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Fredrick D. I. Bray/None Landing accident, stalled and struck wing Moderate
12/6/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT195 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Henry D. Whelpton/Unknown Taxi accident, collision with another aircraft Moderate
12/6/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN276 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt W.P. Hughes/Unknown Takeoff accident, swerved, ground looped Unknown
12/9/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN218 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Lt R. Moss/Unknown Landing accident, off runway, ground loop Unknown
12/10/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT125 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Geoffrey Purcell/Unknown Landing accident, landing gear collapsed Unknown
12/16/1943 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-31477 USAAF Romulus, MI Unknown Frank W. Umhoefer/Unknown + ??/Unknown Unknown accident Unknown
12/17/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT178 RN Brunswick NAS 1838 Sq SubLt Evan John Baxter/Unknown Landing accident, failed missed approach, crashed on rough ground Serious
12/18/1943 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT115 RN Brunswick NAS 1837 Sq SubLt A.R. Michie/None Landing accident, landing gear accidentally retracted on touchdown Minor
12/22/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger II JZ316 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt R. M. Eddie/Unknown Landing accident, engine failed on approach, crashed into snowbank Moderate
12/29/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN209 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J.F.Ross/Minor Take off accident, crashed into snowbank Moderate
12/31/1943 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN248 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J. Bastion/Unknown Landing accident, crashed into snowbank Unknown
1/3/1944 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-31348 USAAF Unknown 729 BS Unknown Take off accident, hit wingtip Unknown
1/5/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN187 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt R.H. Glading/Unknown Landing accident, off runway into snowbank Unknown
1/10/1944 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF C-54A 41-37284 USAAF ATC Contractor AA Unknown Taxi accident Unknown
1/13/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Wildcat V JV400 RN Brunswick NAS 898 Sq SubLt J. Waite/Unknown Landing accident, swung into snowbank Unknown
1/14/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN110 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J. Bastion/None Landing accident, swung into snowbank Unknown
1/17/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN291 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt E.H. Humphries/Unknown Crashed on landing Unknown
1/18/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT157 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Frederick D.I. Bray/Unknown Landing accident, dropped wing, off runway and nosed over Unknown
1/18/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN304 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J. R. Dougan/Unknown Takeoff accident, swerved into snowbank Unknown
1/19/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT188 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Thomas Alan Cutler/Unknown Off runway into snowdrift Unknown
1/19/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN201 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt E. W. Thornberry/Unknown Landing accident due to oil stained windscreen, crashed into snowbank Unknown
1/20/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN273 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt D. Wood/Unknown Crashed on take off Unknown
1/21/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT152 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Donald Hugh Pawson/Unknown Crashed on landing, stalled Unknown
1/21/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT127 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq Mid Rayston Bateman Chappell/Unknown Crashed into snowbank Unknown
1/21/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN254 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt E. W. Weatherill/Unknown Take off accident, swung into snowbank Unknown
1/25/1944 Trenton NAAF Bar Harbor OS2U-3 9467 USN NAAF Bar Harbor VS-31 LTJG Howard F. Elzinga/Injured, S2CGilbert F. Gauldin/Injured Take off accident, engine quit due to water in fuel Destroyed
1/26/1944 North Windham Near Sebego Outlet Wildcat IV FN110 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Sylvester K. Rabey/Killed Crashed and burned during attempted forced landing Destroyed
1/28/1944 Georgetown Bombing Range SBD-5 28545 USN Brunswick NAS VS-31 Ens James Alfred Andrew/Killed, S1C Harry Hoerr/Killed Stalled in loop, crashed and burned Destroyed
1/28/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN124 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt F. D. Moores/Unknown Landing accident, crash Unknown
1/28/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Wildcat V JV538 RN Brunswick NAS 898 Sq SubLt M.C. Brown/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Unknown
2/1/1944 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-97566 USAAF Transient Unknown Ernest A. Erickson/Unknown +??/Unknown Taxi accident, collided with 586 on ground Serious
2/1/1944 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-97586 USAAF Transient Unknown None Taxi accident, parked, struck by 566 Serious
2/2/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT214 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt John Robert Stephenson/Unknown Taxi accident, nosed over Unknown
2/3/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair Unknown RN Brunswick NAS Unknown SubLt Lowden/None Landing accident, landing gear collapsed on landing Minor
2/9/1944 Atlantic Ocean Casco Bay TBM-1C JZ493 RN Mineola NAF NY Unknown SubLt Beverly O. Dillner/Killed Crashed into bay after radioing control problems Missing
2/9/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT186 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Charles G. Hartshorn/None Landing accident, nosed over Minor
2/10/1944 Augusta At airport UC-45B 43-35456 USAAF Presque Isle AAF HQNAW Andrew M. Bostock/Unknown Landing accident in poor weather Serious
2/16/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT182 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Leslie Alan Maitland/None Taxi accident, nosed over Minor
2/19/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT183 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Richard Wallace Boyns/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Unknown
2/22/1944 Atlantic Ocean Casco Bay SOC-1 9858 USN USS Tuscaloosa VCS-7 Ens A. C. Randow/Injured, ARM3C Charles E. Diuguid/Injured Aircraft smashed into hull while being hoisted aboard Moderate
2/22/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT170 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Fredrick J. Crosskill/Unknown Taxi accident, skidded on ice, nosed over Moderate
2/22/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN315 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt K. S. Bailey/None Takeoff accident Serious
2/25/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT220 RN Brunswick NAS NFFU SubLt John M. R. Eddison/None Landing accident, landing gear accidentally retracted Moderate
2/25/1944 New Gloucester Unknown Avenger I FN876 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J. T. Stephens/Unknown Forced landing due to engine failure Moderate
2/28/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT147 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Fredrick J. Crosskill/Unknown Landing accident, port wing stalled Moderate
2/28/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN254 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt W. C. Hutchinson/Unknown Crashed on take off Moderate
2/29/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Wildcat IV FN238 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Lt J. J. Waters/Unknown Take off accident, swung into snow bank Unknown
3/2/1944 Long Island Casco Bay NAAF SOC-3 1118 USN USS Augusta VCS-7 LTJG Palmer Hill/None Punctured float on ramp and capsized Minor
3/9/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger II JZ418 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt D. M. Bayne/None Crashed on take off Moderate
3/11/1944 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-17G 42-97208 USAAF Transient 2Lt T. Walter Gage/Killed, 2Lt Zach C. Collier/Injured, +8/Injured Taxi accident, crashed into hanger Destroyed
3/12/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I JZ183 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt G. Dugdale/Unknown Landing gear accidently retracted on ground Serious
3/14/1944 Brunswick In air over Corsair II JT338 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Evan John Baxter/None Engine cowling failed in flight, recovered OK Moderate
3/14/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT167 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt D. H. P. McLinsky/None Unspecified other aircraft collided into tail on ground Moderate
3/15/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT142 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Jeffery Bastion/None Landing accident, nosed over Minor
3/15/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Avenger II JZ418 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt A. H. Hunt/None Crashed on landing Moderate
3/18/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN848 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt W. A. N. Mackie/None Crashed on landing Moderate
3/20/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN879 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt W. Shambrook/None Crashed on landing Moderate
3/21/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT182 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Edward Windson Thornberry/Unknown Landing accident, brakes failed, struck parked aircraft Minor
3/24/1944 Waldoboro Castner Farm Corsair II JT214 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Garrod Hale Barton/Killed Mid air collision during formation flying, crashed and burned Destroyed
3/24/1944 Waldoboro Preston Lewis Farm Corsair I JT186 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Donald M. Crysler/Killed Mid air collision during formation flying, crashed and burned Destroyed
3/25/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT325 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Fredrick J. Crosskill/Unknown Landed with gear retracted Moderate
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
3/27/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT100 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt John Eric Collister/Unknown Crashed on landing Destroyed
3/31/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT143 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Fredrick J. Crosskill/Unknown Taxi accident, plowed into dirt mound Serious
4/1/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT155 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt John Victor Irons/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Moderate
4/2/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS SBD-5 28262 USN Unknown VS-44 Ens Robert J. Squire/None, ARM3C Wiliam M. Baggett/None Landing accident, landed with left gear up Moderate
4/2/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT235 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Richard Wallis H. Boyns/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
4/5/1944 Atlantic Ocean Casco Bay SOC-1 9935 USN USS Tuscaloosa VCS-7 Ens Kenneth Williams Baker/Killed, ARM3C Charles E. Diuguid/Killed Spun in from 500' Missing
4/7/1944 Brunswick 3 mi SW Corsair III JS575 RN Brunswick NAS 1842 Sq SubLt John Richard Dougan/Minor Forced landing, crashed into cottage Serious
4/9/1944 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-29 42-6226 USAAF Unknown Unknown John C. Campbell/Unknown +??/Unknown Landing accident, ran off runway Moderate
4/14/1944 Sebego Lake Near shore Corsair I JT101 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Wilfred A. Hardy/Unknown Struck ice flying low, forced landing on rocks near shore Serious
4/15/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT152 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt John Eric Collister/Unknown Crashed on landing Destroyed
4/16/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT122 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt D. H. P. McLinsky/None Landing accident, stalled Moderate
4/17/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT157 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Ronald Harrison/Unknown Landing accident, hit prop Minor
4/18/1944 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF B-29 42-6235 USAAF Unknown Unknown Boyce C. Anderson/Unknown + ??/Unknown Unknown Unknown
4/20/1944 Sanford Sanford NAAF F6F-3 41489 USN Sanford NAAF VF-44 Lt Jacob L. Adcock/None Taxi accident, struck 631 Minor
4/20/1944 Sanford Sanford NAAF F6F-3 41631 USN Sanford NAAF VF-44 Lt Jacob L. Adcock/None Wheels up landing Minor
4/21/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT155 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Harry Colgate/Unknown Landing accident, gear collapsed Moderate
4/25/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT180 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Stanley James Waters/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Minor
4/26/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT170 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt D. Wood/None Landing accident, left wing struck ground Minor
4/28/1944 Owl's Head 300 yds N NAAF F6F-3 42238 USN Rockland NAAF VOF-1 Ens Kenneth C. McKay/Killed Target tow cable interfered with controls, spun in Destroyed
4/29/1944 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF Corsair I JT183 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt William K. Capeling/Killed Stalled in turn, crashed and burned Destroyed
5/4/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS582 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Robert Henry Glading/Unknown Taxi accident, hit 581 Moderate
5/4/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS581 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Eric Hamilton Humphries/Unknown Taxi accident, hit by 582 Moderate
5/5/1944 Cape Porpoise Atlantic Ocean F6F-3 41489 USN Sanford NAAF VF-44 Ens William Donald Larson/Killed Dove into water during glide bombing run Missing
5/6/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS715 RN Brunswick NAS 1843 Sq SubLt Bernard Wilman/Unknown Taxi accident Moderate
5/10/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS667 RN Brunswick NAS 1843 Sq SubLt Bernard Wilman/Unknown Taxi accident, landing gear retracted by accident Moderate
5/12/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT146 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq Unknown, parked?? Taxi accident, struck by 169 Unknown
5/12/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT169 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt John Fraser Bell/Unknown Taxi accident, struck 146 Moderate
5/13/1944 Brunswick Atlantic Ocean near Corsair III JS615 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq Lt H. H. M. Edwards/Unknown Carrier landing accident, crashed into barrier Moderate
5/13/1944 Brunswick Atlantic Ocean near Corsair III JS612 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt E. Hewetson/Unknown Carrier landing accident, crashed into barrier Moderate
5/14/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT262 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Wilfred A. Hardy/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
5/14/1944 Presque Isle Tomkins Rd AT-6C 41- 33064 USAAF Presque Isle AAF HQNAW 1Lt Dennis S. Smyth/Killed, 1Lt Thomas R. Sheehy/Killed Wing failed in flight, rolled inverted and crashed/burned Destroyed
5/15/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT163 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt W. Marritt/None Taxi accident Moderate
5/15/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS665 RN Brunswick NAS 1843 Sq SubLt Harry Colgate/Unknown Landing accident, left wing stalled and struck runway Moderate
5/15/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT159 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Tony F. Pocock/Unknown Taxi accident Serious
5/15/1944 Bangor Dow AAF A-20G 43-21816 USAAF Memphis, TN 305 FS Eugene P. Nesselhaus/Unknown Landing accident Serious
5/16/1944 Sanford Sanford NAAF TBM-1C 17085 USN Sanford NAAF VT-44 LTCR Earle F. Craig/None, AMM1C Evert C. Buccanero/None, + 1/None Landing accident, retracted gear instead of flaps Unknown
5/16/1944 Raymond Sebego Lake Corsair I JT132 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Reginald Vaughn Gill/Killed Mid air collision during low level flying Missing
5/16/1944 Raymond Sebego Lake Corsair I JT160 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Raymond L. Knott/Killed Mid air collision during low level flying Missing
5/17/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS SNC-1 5121 USN Brunswick NAS Base Acft SubLt Ian V. Brown/None RNVR Landing accident, left landing gear not locked, folded Moderate
5/17/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS571 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Maurice John Connolly/Unknown Landing accident, gear not extended Moderate
5/17/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT131 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Ronald Wilson Chambler/Unknown Crashed on landing Serious
5/18/1944 Sanford Sanford NAAF F6F-5 58128 USN Sanford NAAF VF-44 Ens Hobart H. Hedley/None Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
5/18/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT169 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt J. F. Bell/None Taxi accident, collision with 146 Moderate
5/18/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT146 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Thomas A. H. Griffin/None Taxi accident, collision with 169 Moderate
5/18/1944 Brunswick Atlantic Ocean near Corsair III JS581 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt R. W. H. Boyns/Unknown Carrier landing, barrier crash Serious
5/20/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT108 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt William Alexander Hardy/None Landing accident, gear collapsed Unknown
5/22/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT169 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt William Alexander Hardy/None Landing accident, left wing dropped, hit runway Moderate
5/23/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS661 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Derek Morten/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Moderate
5/24/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT102 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Ralph L. Goulden/Unknown Crashed on landing Moderate
5/24/1944 Brunswick Near NAS Corsair III JS665 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Eric Hamilton Humphries/Unknown Low level flying, R wing struck tree and sheared end off, landed OK Moderate
5/26/1944 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF Corsair III JS568 RN Brunswick NAS 1842 Sq SubLt Pete Barrows Workman/None Landing accident, nosed over Minor
5/28/1944 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF Corsair III JS557 RN Brunswick NAS 1842 Sq SubLt Ronald Wakeling/None Landing accident, struck wing on runway Minor
5/29/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT157 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt William Alexander Hardy/Unknown Stalled and crashed Destroyed
6/1/1944 Brunswick Near NAS Corsair III JS665 RN Brunswick NAS 1843 Sq SubLt Micheal John Rouse Low level flying, R wing struck tree and damaged intercooler, landed OK Moderate
6/2/1944 Auburn Near NAAF Corsair I JT102 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Mid Edward Fredrick Kingsley Webb/None Crashed on landing approach Unknown
6/2/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS661 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Jeffery Bastion/Unknown Landing accident, tires blew, nosed over Moderate
6/3/1944 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 42-30236 USAAF Presque Isle AAF Unknown John D. Jackson/Unknown + ??/Unknown Crashed and burned on take off Destroyed
6/7/1944 Pemaquid Pt. Ocean 2 mi off Corsair I JT169 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq SubLt Edwin Howard Portman/Killed Mid air collision with 559, crashed into sea Missing
6/7/1944 Monhegan Isl. Ocean 11 mi from Corsair III JS559 RN Brunswick NAS 1842 Sq SubLt Percy Douglas Thompson/Killed Mid air collision with 169, crashed into sea Missing
6/9/1944 Lewiston In air near Corsair I JT128 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Mid Edward Fredrick Kingsley Webb/None Mid air collision with 183, landed OK Unknown
6/9/1944 Lewiston In air near Corsair I JT183 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Richard George Bennett/None Mid air collision with 128, landed OK Unknown
6/9/1944 Atlantic Ocean USS Card F6F-5 58166 USN Sanford NAAF VF-44 Ens Milo J. Schaffer/None Ramp strike, wing dropped Unknown
6/13/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS664 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt Pete Barrows Workman/Unknown Landing accident, swung off runway and crashed Destroyed
6/13/1944 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF Corsair III JS558 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Pete Barrows Workman/Unknown Swung off runway and crashed Destroyed
6/14/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT192 RN Brunswick NAS 1842 Sq SubLt Gordon John Walker/Unknown Damaged during forced landing Moderate
6/15/1944 Sanford Sanford NAAF F6F-5 58166 USN Sanford NAAF VF-44 Ens John L. Martin/None Landing accident Unknown
6/17/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT175 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Henry C. N. Anderson/Unknown Crashed on landing Destroyed
6/18/1944 Rockland Rockland NAAF F4U-1D 50423 USN Rockland NAAF VOF-2 Ens Ira Gleem Stauffer/None Ground loop Unknown
6/18/1944 Brunswick Near NAS Corsair III JS832 RN Brunswick NAS 1845 Sq SubLt Dennis Arthur Baldwin/Injured Crashed into house shortly after takeoff Destroyed
6/19/1944 T4 R10 WELS Fort Mountain C-54A 41-37277 USAAF NAW ATC Contract Rodger Inman/Killed, Disbrow Gill/Killed, David Reynolds/Killed, Nordi Byrd/Killed, Blown off course by winds aloft, flew into mountain in poor weather Destroyed
Eugene Summers/Killed, Samuel Berman/Killed, Sgt Elbert Barnes USAAF/Killed
6/22/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger II JZ571 RN Lewiston NAAF Unknown SubLt C. H. Whitehead/None Unknown- Left wing damaged in mishap Unknown
6/23/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT185 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Geoffrey Willis Cull/Unknown Unknown- Damage to left aileron and wing Minor
6/23/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT163 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J. R. O. Martin/Unknown Crashed on landing Unknown
6/26/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS657 RN Brunswick NAS 1843 Sq SubLt Harry Colgate/None Taxi accident, ground loop Minor
6/29/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT165 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Mid Geoffrey Stafford Parker/Unknown Crashed on take off Destroyed
6/30/1944 Atlantic Ocean Penobscot Bay F4U-1D 50403 USN Rockland NAAF VOF-2 LTJG E. H. Spencer/Minor Carbon monoxide poisoning, pilot bailed out OK, plane spun in Missing
7/1/1944 Brunswick In air near Corsair III JS815 RN Brunswick NAS 1845 Sq SubLt John Charles Leddy/Unknown Low level flying, hit tree, landed OK Serious
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
7/2/1944 Atlantic Ocean NE Mt. Desert Rock ZNP-K-14 K-14 USN N. Weymouth NAS ZP-11 Ens William J. McDonnell/Minor, Lt Carl W. Kluber/Killed, Ens Carl Michael Levine/Minor, Low level ASW search, flew into surface Destroyed
Ens Ernest A. Sharp/Minor, AMM2C Chesley M. Johnson/Minor, ARM3C Edward J. Drzewiecki/Killed,
AEM3C Walter P. Ozesky/Killed, ARM3C William Hugo Munro/Killed, ARM2C John P. Powles/Killed,
AMM3C John V. Oldar/Killed
7/3/1944 Edgecomb Near Avenger II JZ541 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt J. W. Bell/None Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion Moderate
7/6/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III J S817 RN Brunswick NAS 1845 Sq SubLt F. K. Barlow/Unknown Taxi accident, nosed over Minor
7/7/1944 Brunswick In air near NAS Corsair III JS883 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Stuart Vernon Sykes/None Low level flying, wing struck tree, landed OK Moderate
7/10/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS878 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Herbert Britton/Unknown Tail wheel accidently retracted when parked Minor
7/11/1944 Parkertown Deer Mountain B-17J 43-38023 USAAF Kearney AAF NE 2Lt John T. Cast/Killed, 2Lt John W. Drake/Killed, 2Lt William Hudgens/Killed, 2Lt Robert Lost in poor weather, dropped below ceiling, flew into mountain Destroyed
S. Talley/Killed, SSgt Wayne D. McGavran/Killed, Sgt Cecil L. Murphy/Killed, Sgt
James A. Benson/Killed, Sgt Gerald V. Biddle/Killed, Cpl John H. Jones/Killed, Sgt Clarence M. Waln/Killed
7/11/1944 South Portland Near Redbank Vill. A-26B 43-22253 USAAF Barksdale AAF LA 335 BG Lt Phillip Russell/Killed, SSgt Wallace Mifflin/Killed Crashed on approach to airport, 19 killed and 20 injured on ground Destroyed
7/12/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN847 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt P. F. Stapleton/Unknown Crashed on landing Destroyed
7/13/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS819 RN Brunswick NAS 1843 Sq Lt Phillip Abbot/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Serious
7/13/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS816 RN Brunswick NAS 1845 Sq SubLt Ralph L. Goulden/Unknown Landed with tailwheel retracted Minor
7/14/1944 Bangor Dow AAF A-20K 44-103 USAAF Hunter AAF GA 302 BU Roy S. Welsh/Unknown +??/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
7/15/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS809 RN Brunswick NAS 1845 Sq SubLt John C. Leddy/None Landing accident, stalled and struck left wing Serious
7/16/1944 Sebago Lake Sebago Lake Corsair I JT132 RN Brunswick NAS 732 Sq Unknown Low level flying, flew into water Destroyed
7/17/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS882 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Stuart Vernon Sykes/Unknown Low level flying, hit tree Moderate
7/17/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS811 RN Brunswick NAS 1845 Sq SubLt John Blade/None Forced landing, gear up Moderate
7/18/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS774 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Norman L. Partridge/Unknown Mid air collision in pattern, with 864, landed OK Moderate
7/18/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS864 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Geoffery Willis Cull/Unknown Mid air collision in pattern with 774 landed OK Moderate
7/18/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT615 RN Brunswick NAS 1848 Sq SubLt B. R. Grimmett/Unknown Landing accident, struck L wing on runway Minor
7/19/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT704 RN Brunswick NAS 1848 Sq Parked Struck on ground by 691 Moderate
7/19/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT691 RN Brunswick NAS 1848 Sq SubLt D. G. MacKay/None Taxi accident, struck 704 in tail with prop Moderate
7/20/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS876 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Percival James Barclay/Unknown Landing accident, landing gear collapsed Unknown
7/21/1944 Mt. Vernon Cottle Hill Corsair I JT117 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Peter John Cann/Killed Engine failure, attempted forced landing in woods, crashed and burned Destroyed
7/23/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS881 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Stuart Vernon Sykes/None Taxi accident, collided with 882 Moderate
7/23/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS882 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Clifford Noel Lucas/None Taxi accident, struck by 881 Minor
7/24/1944 Sanford Sanford NAAF F6F-3 42459 USN Sanford NAAF VF-47 Ens Charles T. Krug/None, AMM2C Ellis E. Capehart/Serious Ground crewman struck by prop during runup Minor
7/25/1944 Sanford Sanford NAAF F6F-3 42759 USN Sanford NAAF VF-47 Ens Victor B. Rink/None Simulated carrier landing, cable failed, swung and ground looped Serious
7/26/1944 T8 R16 W of St. Francis Lk. Harvard II Unknown RCAF In transit N Amer. Acft. James Curl, Civilian/None, "Pop" Tysson, Civilian/None Ferry flight, forced landing in swamp due to fuel exhaustion, swung into tree Destroyed
7/26/1944 T7 R16 Near Baker Lake Harvard II Unknown RCAF In transit N Amer. Acft. Earl L. Ashelford, Civilian/None Ferry flight, forced landing in bog due to fuel exhaustion, ground loop Destroyed
7/26/1944 T6 R17 Near St John Depot Harvard II Unknown RCAF In transit N Amer. Acft. Ralph Snick. Civilian/None Ferry flight, forced landing on woods road due to fuel exhaustion, recovered Minor
7/26/1944 T6 R17 W of 5th St. Jn. Pd. Harvard II Unknown RCAF In transit N Amer. Acft. Daniel McLain, Civilian/None Ferry flight, fuel exhaustion, pilot bailed out and landed near canal Destroyed
7/26/1944 T5 R17 W of 4th St. Jn. Pd. Harvard II Unknown RCAF In transit N Amer. Acft. Kenneth Tidd, Civilian/Injured Ferry flight forced landing on woods road due to fuel exhaustion Destroyed
7/29/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS820 RN Brunswick NAS Unknown SubLt H. W. Marsh/Unknown Landing accident, stalled and hit wing Unknown
7/31/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT102 RN Brunswick NAS 1848 Sq Unknown Landing accident, forced landing, nosed over Unknown
7/31/1944 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF Corsair II JT691 RN Brunswick NAS 1848 Sq Mid E. F. K. Webb/Unknown Landing accident, stalled, crashed on runway Destroyed
8/4/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN937 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt R. S. Harriss/None Landing accident, gear failed Serious
8/9/1944 Trenton 1 mi from NAAF Corsair III JS666 RN Brunswick NAS 1846 Sq SubLt Cyril Moore/Killed Spun in, crashed and burned Destroyed
8/14/1944 Clinton Hill /Horseback Rds Corsair III Unknown RN Lewiston NAAF 1849 Sq SubLt Jack Grogan/Minor Head on mid air collision at 8000', Pilot bailed out OK Destroyed
8/14/1944 Clinton Near Morris Farm Corsair III JS671 RN Lewiston NAAF 1849 Sq SubLt Richard Jowett Wadsworth/Killed Head on mid air collission at 8000' Destroyed
8/14/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN947 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt C. Golightly/None Crashed on landing Moderate
8/21/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I JZ151 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt W. R. N. Gray/None Taxi accident Unknown
8/23/1944 Bangor Dow AAF A-20H 44-482 USAAF Hunter Field GA 302 BU Harry A. Brown Jr/Unknown +??/Unknown Taxi accident Moderate
8/25/1944 Bangor Dow AAF A-20H 44-478 USAAF Hunter Field GA 302 BU Stewart R. Hodgman/Unknown +??/Unknown Caught fire on ground Moderate
8/25/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT194 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt WilliaM Bell Ashbridge/Unknown Taxi accident, collided with 161 Serious
8/25/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT161 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Unknown Taxi accident, struck by 194 Unknown
8/30/1944 Atlantic Ocean Off Brunswick Corsair III JS662 RN Brunswick NAS 1849 Sq SubLt Eric Peter George/None Low flying, hit surface, plane sank Missing
8/30/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT142 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt David F. Wotherspoon/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Destroyed
8/30/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD194 RN Brunswick NAS 1850 Sq SubLt V. T. Stacey/None Landing accident, hit L wing Moderate
9/1/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair II JT262 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Horace A. Smith/Unknown Landing accident, stalled, hit L wing Moderate
9/6/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT170 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Mid Keith Philip Shaw/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Destroyed
9/7/1944 Presque Isle Carmichael farm C-54A 42-72211 USAAF Presque Isle AAF 588th NAAW Maj George H. Shafter Jr./Killed, Capt Knute Nordahl/Killed, MSgt Thomas W. Marshall /Killed Takeoff accident, elevator trim rigged backwards, crashed and burned Destroyed
9/11/1944 Clinton In air near Corsair III JS612 RN Brunswick NAS 1849 Sq SubLt Howard R. Bouchard/Killed Mid air collision at 800', tail cut off by 669 Destroyed
9/11/1944 Clinton In air near Corsair III JS669 RN Brunswick NAS 1849 Sq SubLt Christopher P. Gurnhill/Killed Mid air collision at 800', flew into 612 Destroyed
9/11/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT181 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt William A. Hodgson/Unknown Ground loop Destroyed
9/17/1944 Bangor Church Road A-26B 41-39247 USAAF Romulus AAF MI 5FrS 1Lt Jack W. Williams/Killed, 2Lt Albert L. Keener/Killed Crashed in woods shortly after take off from Dow AAF Destroyed
9/21/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT131 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Reginald Neville Toseland/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Serious
9/22/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT130 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Reginald Neville Toseland/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Serious
9/24/1944 Bangor Dow AAF A-20H 44-702 USAAF Memphis Muni Apt 26FrS Francis R. White/Unknown +??/Unknown Ground accident Moderate
10/1/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT240 RN Brunswick NAS 1841 Sq SubLt Terrance H. P. Duggan/Unknown Landing accident, dropped wing Moderate
10/3/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT134 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt William George Blatchly/None Taxi accident, struck by 173 Minor
10/3/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT173 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Cyril Godsell/None Taxi accident, struck 134 Minor
10/10/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS548 RN Brunswick NAS 1849 Sq Parked Taxi accident, struck by 668 Minor
10/10/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair III JS668 RN Brunswick NAS 1849 Sq SubLt Fredrick Cecil English/None Taxi accident, struck 548 Minor
10/16/1944 Unknown Unknown Corsair I JT128 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Cyril Godsell/Unknown Fuel exhaustion due to carb problem, forced landing, ground loop Serious
10/25/1944 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF Corsair IV KD202 RN Brunswick NAS 1851 Sq Mid Keith Philip Shaw/Unknown Landing accident, nosed over Minor
10/29/1944 Greenville Nr Moosehead Lk Hurricane XII 5470 RCAF Bagotville PQ No. 1 OTU SubLt Houle/None Crashed during attempted forced landing, lost and out of fuel Destroyed
10/29/1944 Greenville Nr Moosehead Lk Hurricane XII 5666 RCAF Bagotville PQ No. 1 OTU FltLt Middlemiss/None Crashed during attempted forced landing, lost and out of fuel Destroyed
11/7/1944 Bangor Dow AAF B-24L 44-49227 USAAF Unknown Unknown Kenneth C. McMahon?Unknown +??/Unknown Taxi accident Unknown
11/9/1944 Brunswick In air near Corsair IV Unknown RN Brunswick NAS 1831 Sq Unknown/Unknown Mid air collision during formation flying, landed OK Minor
11/9/1944 Brunswick In air near Corsair IV KD565 RN Brunswick NAS 1831 Sq SubLt Alfred David Horne/None Mid air collision during formation flying landed OK Minor
11/18/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair II JT263 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Stanley Hood Bornfield/Unknown Landing accident, swung off runway Moderate
11/18/1944 Bangor Dow AAF B-17G 44-8540 USAAF Dow AAF 1379BU Paul V. Quinn/Unknown +??/Unknown Forced landing due to engine failure Moderate
11/25/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD215 RN Brunswick NAS 1851 Sq SubLt Norman Roy Hiller/Unknown Landing accident, L wing dropped Moderate
11/26/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD622 RN Brunswick NAS 1831 Sq SubLt Towland/None Hard landing, wing damage Moderate
11/27/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair II JT262 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Alan Robert Thornton/None Taxi accident, slid on ice Minor
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
11/27/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD243 RN Brunswick NAS 1851 Sq SubLt Kenneth Reay/Unknown Wheels up landing Moderate
11/28/1944 Brunswick In air near Corsair IV KD213 RN Brunswick NAS 1851 Sq SubLt Horace A. W. Smith/None Low level flying, hit tree Minor
11/28/1944 Bangor Dow AAF B-24L 44-49501 USAAF Dow AAF William P. Hertinger/Unknown +??/Unknown Landing accident, mechanical failure Moderate
12/2/1944 Bangor Near Dow AAF C-109 44-49208 USAAF Dow AAF 1379BU 2Lt Hubert C. Hackett/Injured, FO Niels C. Buck/Injured, TSgt Richard J. Armstrong/Injured, Crashed and burned in field after take off Destroyed
Pfc Fred Wills/Injured
12/5/1944 Brunswick In air near Corsair IV KD294 RN Brunswick NAS 1851 Sq SubLt William Alexander Hodgson/Unknown Low level flying, hit tree, landed OK Unknown
12/6/1944 Brunswick In air near Corsair IV KD202 RN Brunswick NAS 1851 Sq SubLt Kenneth Reay/Unknown Low level flying, hit tree, landed OK Moderate
12/11/1944 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD640 RN Brunswick NAS 1831 Sq SubLt John Francis Burstall/None Landing accident, hit slipstream of aircraft in front, crashed Destroyed
12/16/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT143 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt A. R. McBain/Unknown Landing accident, off runway, ground loop Destroyed
12/17/1944 Unknown Unknown Avenger II JZ559 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt W. E. Widdows/Unknown +2/Unknown Forced landing due to weather, wheels up in field Unknown
12/18/1944 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT159 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Lt D. H. McNicol/None Landing accident/ground loop Moderate
12/20/1944 Sanford Sanford NAAF F4U-1D 50373 USN Groton NAAF CT VF-10 Ens John Holstrom/None Landing accident, swerved off runway into snow, nosed over Minor
X/X/1945 Houlton Near Houlton AAF Mosquito Unknown RCAF RCAF Bagotville Unknown Unknown Crashed after take off Destroyed
1/6/1945 Sanford Sanford NAAF NH-1 29462 USN Quonset Point NAS CASU-22 Ens Virgil Pitstick/None, Ens William Woolley/None, +1/None Landing accident, swerved off runway and nosed over Moderate
1/10/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT179 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt James J. Brown/None Taxi accident, landing gear retracted Minor
1/20/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT132 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq Mid Stanley Henry Hipsey/None Landing accident, landing gear retracted after touch down Minor
1/21/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS PV-1 34826 USN Brunswick NAS VPB-141 Ens David Soyat/None, Ens Irving L. Root/None, +3/None Landing accident, stalled and landed hard Moderate
1/22/1945 Brunswick In air near Corsair IV KD785 RN Brunswick NAS 1835 Sq SubLt Stanley William Deeley/None Low level flying, struck tree, landed OK Minor
1/31/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD565 RN Norfolk NAS VA 1831 Sq SubLt A. D. Horne/None Landing accident, ground loop Unknown
2/6/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD819 RN Brunswick NAS 1852 Sq SubLt William G. Russell/Unknown Landing accident, R wing struck runway Minor
2/13/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I FN947 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt R. G. Nicholl/Unknown Landing accident, tire blew, swung off runway Minor
2/21/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT325 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt S. Calder/Unknown Crashed on landing Serious
2/24/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT153 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt Anthony Roger Bygott/Unknown Taxi accident, nosed over Minor
3/1/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT194 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt R. C. Minton/Unknown Landing accident, landed with gear up Minor
3/2/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Avenger I JZ157 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt L. Frost/None Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
3/4/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD765 RN Brunswick NAS 1835 Sq SubLt Cedrick Walter Thomas/Unknown Landing accident, struck R wing Moderate
3/8/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT220 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt John William Ferguson/Unknown Landing accident, landing gear retracted after touch down Minor
3/9/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT178 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt Selby D. Waterfall/None Taxi accident, landing gear retracted Minor
3/11/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS F6F-5 58337 USN Otis Field NAS MA VF-93 Ens A. J. Hattan/None Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
3/14/1945 Atlantic Ocean Casco Bay . TBM-3D 23346 USN Sanford NAAF Unknown Ens Monroe G. Harvey/Killed, ARM3C Raymond Chavez/Killed +1/Killed Pilot blinded/disoriented by searchlights, flew into sea Missing
3/14/1945 Brunswick In air near Corsair IV KD808 RN Brunswick NAS 1852 Sq SubLt James Henry Widdop/Unknown Low level flying, hit tree, landed OK Serious
3/24/1945 Sanford Sanford NAAF TBM-1C 24505 USN Sanford NAAF VT-28 Ens George E. Werner/None Stalled and spun in on approach Destroyed
3/24/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS PV-1 48884 USN Brunswick NAS VPB-145 Lt Jack R. Kreigh/None, Ens Keith B. Weaver/None +4/None Fuel exhaustion on approach, crashed short of runway Destroyed
3/27/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Widgeon I FP466 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq Lt J. L. Cullen/None, SubLt F. G. Outwin/None Landing accident, nosed over Serious
4/3/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Avenger II JZ418 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt D. G. Minton/ Unknown Crashed on landing Unknown
4/8/1945 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF L-4B 43-888 USAAF Presque Isle AAF 1380AAFBU Byron S. Cramblet/Unknown Landing accident Unknown
4/9/1945 Sanford Sanford NAAF TBM-1C 46131 USN Sanford NAAF VT-28 Ens Robert W. Arning/None Taxi accident, ground loop Moderate
4/13/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF TBM-1D 46245 USN Lewiston NAAF VT-97 Lt Robert E. Oscar/None, ARM3C Gerald Morton/None Engine fire on tale off, forced landing Moderate
4/14/1945 Sanford Sanford NAAF TBM-1D 45923 USN Sanford NAAF NACTU Ens R. W. Minor/None, ARM3C W. E. Tucker/None, +1/None Take off accident, ground looped and cart wheeled Destroyed
4/15/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD774 RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq SubLt E. Kirkham/None Landing accident, struck by 860 during formation landing Destroyed
4/15/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD860 RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq SubLt Victor J. Tilley/None Landing accident, struck 774 during formation landing Unknown
4/18/1945 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF Avenger II JZ683 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt A. P. Booth/None Landing accident, landing gear accidentally retracted Unknown
4/19/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT167 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt William Goodman/None Landing accident, ground loop Unknown
4/21/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT125 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt William Goodman/None Landing accident, tire blew, crashed Unknown
4/27/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair V KD771 RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq SubLt D. Forrest/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
4/29/1945 Brunswick In air near Corsair IV KD754 RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq SubLt George K. Brewin/Unknown Low level flying, struck tree Moderate
5/9/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF TBF-1C 47675 USN Lewiston NAAF VT-20 LTJG William Bone/None Landing accident, lined up wrong with lights, off runway into ditch Moderate
5/10/1945 Rangley Rangley Airstrip GH-2 32360 USN Lewiston NAAF Base aircraft Lt Eugene B. Slocum/Killed, AMM3CLouis F. Ceurvorst/Killed, Take off accident, crashed on take off, overloaded for runway length Destroyed
Pfc James V. Haney USMC/Killed +1/Killed
5/14/1945 Brunswick In air near TBM-3E 68753 USN Sanford NAAF NACTU Ens R. E. Kinnebrew/None, ARM3C R. E. Moss/None +1/None Rocket exploded on wing Serious
5/14/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD707 RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq SubLt Harry L. Amos/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
5/20/1945 Sanford Sanford NAAF TBM-1D 46120 USN Sanford NAAF NACTU Ens Antoni Glista/Minor, S1CN. H. Clark/Minor, +1/None Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
5/27/1945 Bangor Dow AAF OA-10A 43-3260 USAAF Presque Isle AAF 1380AAFBU Parked Damaged in ground accident Unknown
5/27/1945 Bangor Dow AAF C-46A 42-96807 USAAF Dow AAF 1379BU Maurice F. Taylor/Unknown, Sgt Robert Ewing/None, +1/None Take off accident, landing gear collapsed, off runway and burned Destroyed
5/27/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD771 RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq SubLt David Forrest/None Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
5/29/1945 Sanford Sanford NAAF TBM-1D 46367 USN Sanford NAAF NACTU Ens Rondo Cameron/None, AMM3C W. E. Warner/None, +1/None Engine failed on approach, forced landing on access road, looped and burned Destroyed
6/1/1945 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF Avenger II JZ541 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq Lt J. W. Bailey/None Crashed on landing, ground loop Unknown
6/4/1945 Bangor Dow AAF B-24M 44-51517 USAAF Dow AAF 1379AAFBU Parked Damaged in ground accident Unknown
6/4/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Corsair I JT125 RN Lewiston NAAF 738 Sq SubLt Raymond Davis/Unknown Taxi accident, struck parked aircraft Unknown
6/4/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Parked Aircraft struck by 125 Unknown
6/9/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF TBM-1C 73377 USN Lewiston NAAF VT-3 Ens Robert Hunter/None Landing accident, accidentally retracted landing gear Minor
6/9/1945 Auburn Lewiston NAAF TBM-3E 23089 USN Brunswick NAS NACTU Ens Charley Aldrich/None Landing accident, engine failed, cart wheeled on runway Destroyed
6/9/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair II JT627 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt A. G. Green/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
6/12/1945 Atlantic Ocean Off Cape Elizabeth TBM-3E 85478 USN Sanford NAAF NACTU Ens David L. Young/Killed, ARM3C James W. Conger/Killed, +1/Killed Blinded by searchlight, flew into sea Missing
6/14/1945 Trenton Bar Harbor NAAF TBM-3E 69001 USN Brunswick NAS VT-44 Ens Charley Aldrich/None Take off accident, aborted and ran off end of runway Serious
6/15/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Avenger I JZ157 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt A. M. Godley/Unknown Taxi accident Unknown
6/15/1945 Bangor Dow AAF B-24H 42-50438 USAAF Unknown Unknown John E. Bishop/Unknown + ??/Unknown Taxi accident Moderate
6/24/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair I JT122 RN Brunswick NAS 738 Sq SubLt B. D. McFarlane/Unknown Taxi accident Unknown
6/28/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD796 RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq SubLt William Goodman/None Taxi accident, tail struck wing of parked aircraft Moderate
6/28/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV Unknown RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq Parked Struck by 796 Serious
7/1/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS Corsair IV KD803 RN Brunswick NAS 1853 Sq SubLt Amos/Unknown Taxi accident, R landing gear collapsed Minor
7/2/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS TBM-3E 69421 USN Brunswick NAS VT-44 Lt N. H. Anthony/None Landing accident, landing gear accidentally retracted Moderate
7/11/1945 Sanford Sanford NAAF TBM-3E 25583 USN Grosse Isle Nas MI VT-97 Ens E. C. Ensley/None, AOM3C D. L. Blantis/None Forced landing with L landing gear up Moderate
7/20/1945 Bangor Dow AAF AT-11 42-37648 USAAF Dow AAF 1379AAFBU Parked Damaged in ground accident Minor
7/20/1945 Bangor Dow AAF C-47B 43-16287 USAAF Dow AAF 1379AAFBU Biven/Unknown +??/Unknown Take off accident Moderate
8/4/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS F6F-5 94055 USN Brunswick NAS XVF-200 LTJG G. F. Bomely/None Swung off taxiway to avoid personnel, nosed over Moderate
9/17/1945 Portland 10 mi south of C-54A 41-37294 USAAF LaGuardia Fld NY Contractor AA William J. Cheney/Unknown +??/Unknown Engine failure and fire, emergency landing at Portland??? Unknown
10/10/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS F6F-5 94045 USN Brunswick NAS XVF-200 LTJG Louis J. Sharp/Injured Landing accident, brake frozen, ground looped Destroyed
12/4/1945 Bangor Dow AAF C-47A 42-93600 USAAF Dow AAF 1379BU Joseph R. Peartree/Unknown Take off accident, ground loop Moderate
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
12/11/1945 Brunswick Brunswick NAS TBM-3E 85691 USN Brunswick NAS VT-42 Ens E. A. Orr/None, ARM2C R. L. Foulks/None Taxi accident, nosed over Minor
2/6/1946 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF OA-10 43-3265 USAAF Dow AAF North Atl. Wing Alfred Dehle +??/Unknown Landing Accident, Gear Collapsed Minor
2/18/1946 Brunswick Brunswick NAS F4U-4 82115 USN Brunswick NAS VBF-17 S2C William Hubanks/None Ground accident, drop tank exploded during engine run-up, aircraft burned Destroyed
3/13/1946 Brunswick Brunswick NAS TBM-3E 86234 USN Brunswick NAS VT-17 LTJG Charles Wighan/None Taxi accident, collided with truck Moderate
3/14/1946 Brunswick Brunswick NAS F4U-4 81861 USN Brunswick NAS VF-17 LTJG Cleon B. Wright/Injured Landing accident, landed long, off end of runway Moderate
3/20/1946 Brunswick Brunswick NAS F4U-4 81946 USN Brunswick NAS VF-17 Ens M. P. Lawton/None Landing accident, landing gear accidently retracted Serious
3/29/1946 Brunswick Brunswick NAS SB2C-4E 82910 USN Brunswick NAS VB-17 Lt Robert C. Jacobson/None Taxi accident, brakes failed, collided with 65148 Moderate
3/29/1946 Brunswick Brunswick NAS SB2C-4E 65148 USN Brunswick NAS VB-17 Parked Struck by 82910 Moderate
4/11/1946 Portland At airport F4U-4 81785 USN Brunswick NAS VF-17 Ens John J. Pearce/Injured Forced landing due to engine failure, off end of runway, crashed in swamp Destroyed
4/11/1946 Brunswick Brunswick NAS F4U-4 81745 USN Brunswick NAS VF-17 LTJG E. V. Quinlan/None Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
4/22/1946 Atlantic Ocean SE of Brunswick F4U-4 81325 USN Brunswick NAS VBF-17 Roger E. Graves/None Struck rag during gunnery practice, landed OK Moderate
5/13/1946 Bangor Dow AAF P-47N 44-89356 USAAF Dow AAF 48 FS Jules Fish/Unknown Take Off Accident Minor
5/20/1946 North Windham On Sebago Lake J4F-2 33954 USN Brunswick NAS CASU-26 Capt Iary V. Snider/None, LTJG Waldo B. Lumbert/None Forced landing due to engine problems, wing float dug in on landing Moderate
6/25/1946 Atlantic Ocean SE of Brunswick F4U-4 82141 USN Brunswick NAS VBF-17 Lt Roy M. Sudduth/None 3' of wing skin came off in dive, landed OK Moderate
7/19/1946 Brunswick In woods clearing SB2C-4E 83078 USN Brunswick NAS VT-17 Ens Alexander McNeill Jr./None, ARMAG3 C. B. Young/Injured Prop failed, forced landing in clearing Destroyed
8/5/1946 Unknown Unknown L-4B 43-888 USAAF Presque Isle AAF 1377 BU John Disharoon/Unknown Take Off Accident Minor
8/28/1946 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF OA-10 43-3265 USAAF Arctic Rescue Team 1104AAFBU Robert Murphy +??/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
9/3/1946 Bangor Dow AAF AT-6D 42-44095 USAAF Dow AAF 109AAFBU Rex Struble +??/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
9/22/1946 Auburn Field S of Airport P-80A 44-85228 USAAF March Field CA 31 FS Capt Edgar Yarberry/None Engine failure at 5000', attempted forced landing in field, tumbled and broke up Destroyed
1/22/1947 Presque Isle Presque Isle AAF OA-10A 44-32985 USAAF Goose Bay Labrador 383BU George Roberts +??/Unknown Landing Accident, Gear Collapsed Minor
1/31/1947 Bangor Dow AAF C-45F 44-47324 USAAF Dow AAF 141BU William Sammays +??/Unknown Landing Accident Minor
2/9/1947 Bangor Dow AAF C-45F 44-47610 USAAF Dow AAF 141 BU Roscoe Buffington +??/Unknown Take Off Accident Minor
2/18/1947 Bangor Dow AAF AT-6D 42-85934 USAAF Dow AAF 109AAFBU Lt Thomas Mills/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
3/28/1947 Bangor Dow AAF P-47N 44-89399 USAAF Dow AAF 37 FS Lt Richard W. Davis/None Taxi accident, nosed over Moderate
4/1/1947 Houlton At Airport C-47A 42-100427 USAAF Dow AAF 48 FS Rex Struble +??/Unknown Landing Accident, Slid off Runway Minor
6/13/1947 Bangor Dow AAF P-47N 44-89427 USAAF Dow AAF 48 FS Lt James B. Clause/None Oil on windscreen, landed short, gear collapsed Destroyed
6/16/1947 Bangor Dow AAF P-47N 44-89428 USAAF Dow AAF 37 FS Lt Wendell E. McNeever/None Landing accident Serious
7/2/1947 Bangor Dow AAF P-47N 44-89433 USAAF Dow AAF 49 FS Lt Hollis A. Godfrey/Unknown Forced landing, wheels up, due to engine failure Moderate
8/7/1947 Bangor Dow AAF P-47N 44-89391 USAAF Dow AAF 49 FS John Coleman/Unknown Ground Collision With 437 Minor
8/7/1947 Bangor Dow AAF P-47N 44-89437 USAAF Dow AAF 49 FS Roland Ransbottom/Unknown Ground Collision With 391 Minor
10/6/1946 Bangor Dow AAF AT-6D 41-32429 USAAF Dow AAF 109BU Albert Parsons/Unknown Take Off Accident Minor
10/13/1947 Bangor Dow AFB P-47N 44-89356 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Joseph A. Cardimona/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
10/14/1947 Bangor Dow AFB P-47N 44-89374 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS John P. Torland/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
10/14/1947 Bangor Dow AFB AT-6 42-85746 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Edgar Joadin/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
10/17/1947 Bangor Dow AFB P-47N 44-89408 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Jack Payne/Unknown Take Off Accident, Engine Failure Moderate
10/20/1947 Searsport Near Water St P-47N 44-89030 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Maj Kenneth G. Smith/Killed Aerobatics, stalled at top of loop, unrecoverable flat spin, crashed and burned Destroyed
10/28/1947 Augusta Airport C-47D 43-49450 USAF Mitchel Field NY 104BU Carney E. St Clair/Unknown + ??/Unknown Take off accident Moderate
12/5/1947 Bangor Dow AFB P-47N 44-89396 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS John A. Tilley/Minor Landing accident, engine failure on approach, belly landing Destroyed
1/8/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 45-59541 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Lewis Chick/Unknown Take Off Accident/Engine Failure Destroyed
1/15/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-47N 44-89437 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS Conrad Mattson/Unknown Landing Accident Destroyed
2/4/1948 Bangor Near Odlin Rd. P-84B 45-59559 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Capt Charles W. Dungan/None Lost power, forced landing, hit RR tracks and telephone lines Destroyed
2/20/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 46-553 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Orrell Cylwelk/Unknown Belly Landing Due to Engine Failure Moderate
2/27/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 45-59572 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Earl Smith/Unknown Landing Accident Destroyed
3/13/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 46-582 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Joseph Brown/Unknown Forced landing Due to Engine Failure Moderate
3/30/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 46-538 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Travis Greenwood/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
4/7/1948 Thomaston Off New County Rd T-6D 42-44095 USAF Dow AFB 132 FBG Sgt Francis A. Haraden/Killed Buzzed mother-in law's house, stalled and crashed in alder swamp Destroyed
4/22/1948 Amherst Nr. Archer's Corner P-84B 45-59580 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS 1Lt Herbert Hawes/Killed Lost, fuel exhaustion, attempted forced landing in field, crashed in woods Destroyed
4/22/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 45-59579 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS William Waldman/Unknown Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Destroyed
4/22/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 45-59539 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Jack Payne/None Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Destroyed
5/11/1948 Greenfield Near Bomb Range P-84B 46-658 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Jack Payne/Unknown Structural Failure in Flight, Belly Landed Moderate
5/27/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 46-597 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Winton Marshall/Unknown Belly Landing After Engine Failure Moderate
5/28/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B 45-58562 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Oscar Perdoma/Unknown Crash Landing Destroyed
5/29/1948 Bangor 723 Ohio St. P-47N 44-89373 USAF Dow AFB 14th ABU LtCol Dana E. Noel/Serious Engine failed, attempted forced landing in field, hit fence and swung around Destroyed
6/22/1948 Brewer Farm yard P-84B Unknown USAF Dow AFB 14th FG Flt Lt Frank Ambrose RAF/None Tip tank came off, landed in field None
6/26/1948 Bangor Dow AFB F6F-5 78709 USN Squantum NAS MA VF-58 Lt Michael Abu/None Taxi accident, struck GCA unit Moderate
7/16/1948 Bangor Dow AFB P-84B Unknown USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Unknown/Injured Explosion and fire during engine run-up Destroyed
8/5/1948 Wells Beach 2 mi West P-51D 44-74741 USAF Greiner AFB NH 97 FS 1Lt Charles Murry/Killed Crashed, Unknown Destroyed
8/24/1948 Bangor Dow AFB B-26C 43-22669 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FS John Carroll +??/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
9/6/1948 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59552 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS William Briscoe/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
9/8/1948 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 46-664 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS Cassa Mercer/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
9/10/1948 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 46-546 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Edward Eden/Unknown Landing Accident Destroyed
9/13/1948 Bangor Off Hammond St. F-84B 46-580 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS Lt John Coleman/None Engine failed on approach, force landing in field Destroyed
9/14/1948 Bangor Dow AFB F-47N 44-89348 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS Lt John Coleman/None Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Moderate
10/21/1948 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 46-567 USAF Dow AFB 14 FG Randolph Dyer/Unknown Ground Accident due to Weather Moderate
10/21/1948 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59575 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS Conrad Mattson/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
10/31/1948 Bangor Dow AFB T-6D 44-84210 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Kenneth Granberg/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
11/21/1948 Hermon Near George's Pd. T-6D 44-80851 MEANG Augusta Airport 101 FG 1Lt Armand B. Tardiff/Injured, 1Lt Stanleigh S. Cole/Injured Engine failure, forced landing Destroyed
12/7/1948 Bangor Field near Odlin Rd. F-84B 45-59570 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Lt Philip W. Dodge/None Forced landing in field after engine failure Serious
12/11/1948 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 47-203 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FS Ernest Larson/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
12/12/1948 Levant In field nr Union St. T-6D 44-81097 AFRES Dow AFB 225 ARU Maj Joseph Tracy/None, 2Lt Reginald Williams/None Crash landing after fuel exhaustion Serious
1/12/1949 Atlantic Ocean Casco Bay F4U-5 121883 USN USS Palau VX-3 Ens Alberto H. Santa Maria/None Ramp strike during carrier landing Moderate
1/12/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59558 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Eugene McGlaiflin/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
1/23/1949 Bangor Dow AFB T-6D 44-81434 USAF Westover AFB MA 2117ARC Abraham Cordova/Unknown Take Off Accident Moderate
1/27/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84 B 45-59525 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS David Buxton/Unknown Landing Accident, Crashed and burned Destroyed
2/12/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-887 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FS Capt Charles J. Bennette/None Engine failure, dead stick landing, off runway into snow bank Moderate
2/13/1949 Bangor Dow AFB T-6D 41-34273 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FS 1Lt Lauri Hendrickson/None, Pfc Robert A. Foster/Minor Landing accident, wing hot snow bank, skidded off runway, ground loop Moderate
2/18/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59569 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS Oscar Perdomo/Unknown Engine Failure, Forced Landing Serious
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
3/16/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 46-558 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS William Hydorn/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
3/22/1949 Hancock Washington Jct. F-84B 45-59577 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Lt Frank Lopes Jr/Serious Attempted forced landing in field after engine failure, through trees across road Destroyed
3/24/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 46-668 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS William Sarways/Unknown Landing Accident Minor
3/31/1949 Bangor Odlin Rd. F-84B 46-548 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS Capt George L. McMillan Jr/Killed Stalled and crashed during landing approach Destroyed
4/1/1949 Lewiston Public Wks Garage F-84B Unknown USAF Dow AFB Unknown Lt Robert M. Harper/None Low level parade pass, tip tank came off and went into building None
4/13/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59501 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Lt William C. Norris/None Take off accident, nose gear collapsed, ran off end of runway Moderate
4/14/1949 Bangor Dow AFB T-6D 44-81204 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS John Gibson/Unknown Landing Accident, Slid Off Icy Runway Minor
4/21/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59573 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS Farlin Sandelberg/Unknown Mechanical Failure in Flight, Forced Landing Moderate
4/27/1949 Bangor 1 Mi SW of Dow F-84B 46-578 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Philipp Dodge/None Mid AIr Collision with 582 Minor
4/27/1949 Bangor 1 Mi SW of Dow F-84B 46-582 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Tom DeGraffenried/None Mid AIr Collision with 578 Minor
5/16/1949 Charleston Lyman Lord Farm F-84B 45-59538 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS 2Lt Wayne J. Rabun/Serious Pulled wings off in high G loop, pilot bailed out and was struck by tail Destroyed
5/17/1949 South Portland 1 mi S of Arpt F-51D 44-11644 USAF Greiner AFB NH 96 FS Ernest Anderson/Unknown Forced Landing Due To Engine Failure Serious
5/18/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59563 USAF Dow AFB Unknown Unknown Unknown Destroyed
5/26/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59537 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS 2Lt Albert H. Bull/Injured Landing accident, off end of runway and crashed into woods and burned Destroyed
6/26/1949 Portland Airport C-47A 42-92076 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FS Lt Edward Lent/Injured, TSgt Lawrence Lawffer/Injured, +22/Injured Landing accident, brakes failed, ran off runway into river Moderate
(Most members of the 195th Army Band, ME Army National Guard)
6/29/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-59544 USAF Dow AFB 49 FS George Barson/Unknown Landing Accident Serious
7/6/1949 Bangor Dow AFB T-6D 42-86550 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS Thomas Johnson/Unknown Landing Accident Minor
7/21/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-51H 44-64651 USAF Bolling AFB, DC HQ Earl Hedlund/Unknown Take Off Accident Moderate
8/21/1949 North Sedgwick Field F-80C 48-911 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FS Lt George D. Aiken/None Engine failure, belly landing in field Moderate
8/23/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-47D 44-20951 NHANG Grenier AFB NH 133 FS John Wilson/Unknown Take Off Accident Moderate
8/26/1949 Bangor Dow AFB SNJ-4 51388 USN Squantum NAS MA NARTU Lt Richard J. Regan/None Landing accident, ground loop Unknown
8/31/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 46-537 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Francis Vetorti/Unknown Crash Landing Due To Engine Failure Moderate
8/31/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-47D 44-33538 NHANG Grenier AFB NH 133 FS Lee Batchelder/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
9/2/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-47D 45-49222 VTANG Burlington Arpt VT 134 FS Richard Muck/Unknown Ground Collision with 539 Moderate
9/2/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-47D 45-49539 VTANG Burlington Arpt VT 134 FS Robert Hunt/Unknown Ground Collision with 222 Serious
9/2/1949 Bangor Dow AFB T-6D 42-84319 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS John Sandifer/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
9/3/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84D 48-649 USAF Hamilton AFB CA 82 FS Fred Gleason/Unknown Landing Accident Destroyed
9/6/1949 Greenfield Bomb Range F-84B 46-667 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS John Nelson/Unknown Accidentally Shot by Another Aircraft While Strafing a Ground Target Minor
9/6/1949 Greenfield Bomb Range F-84B 45-59531 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS John Mayo/Unknown Accidentally Shot by Another Aircraft While Strafing a Ground Target Minor
9/18/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 45-39581 USAF Dow AFB 48 FS John Gibson/Unknown Take Off Accident Minor
9/21/1949 Bangor Dow AFB F-84B 46-582 USAF Dow AFB 37 FS Jonas Smith/Unknown Engine Failure on Take Off Destroyed
3/5/1950 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0888 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS John W. Hyson/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
4/29/1950 Bangor Dow AFB F-47D 45-49388 VTANG Burlington Airport 134 FIS Malcolm C. Martell/Unknown Taxi accident, struck 197 Minor
4/29/1950 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 47-197 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Parked Taxi accident, struck by 388 Minor
6/19/1950 Bangor E of Dow AFB F-80C 48-0864 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS George E.Lougee/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
6/30/1950 T3 R8 Balm of Giliad Bk Sea Fury TF997 RCN HMCS Shearwater NS 803 Sq Lt Mervin C. Hare/Killed Disappeared on cross country. located in 1968, probable fuel exhaustion Destroyed
7/10/1950 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0886 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Lloyd L. Arsenault/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
7/30/1950 Bangor In air 15 mi SSE F-86A 49-1101 USAF Otis AFB MA 58 FIS Unspecified failure in flight Minor
9/1/1950 Bangor Dow AFB T-6D 44-61278 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Reginald Clement/Unknown Ground accident Minor
10/14/1950 Augusta Airport T-6C 41-32811 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Armand A. Beaulieu/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
10/20/1950 Limestone Limestone AFB C-47A 42-92041 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS George E. Soucie/Unknown +??/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Serious
12/8/1950 Cumberland Ctr Off Sligo Rd. F. Firefly VH137 RCN HMCS Shearwater NS Unknown Lt Robert C. Bovill/None Lost, bad compass, fuel exhaustion, forced landing in field Moderate
2/19/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0891 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FS Clayton Hobbs/Unknown Landing Accident Minor
2/26/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0891 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FS Adolf Storey/None Taxi Accident, Slid on Ice Minor
3/1/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0396 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Robert L. Lagassey/Unknown Ground accident Moderate
4/28/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0864 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS William Hurley/Unknown Ground Accident, Unknown Minor
5/4/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 47-0209 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Carlton L. Leavitt/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
5/8/1951 T31 MD WSW Wesley F-84B 46-0543 Iowa ANG Dow AFB 174 FBS 1Lt Thomas E. Green/None Lost due to weather/instrument failure, fuel exhaustion, forced landing in field Moderate
5/8/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-51D 45-11558 IowaANG Dow AFB 173 FBS Wilbur Leff/Unknown Landing Accident, Ground Loop Minor
5/9/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0896 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS 1 Lt Lowell E. Ward Landing accident Moderate
5/13/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0863 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Hibbard Merle/Unknown Take Off Accident, Engine Fire Minor
5/14/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-51D 44-74393 USAF Dow AFB 124 FBS Robert S. Heiser/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
6/6/1951 Presque Isle In Air Near F-86E 50-0615 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS George Hamilton/None Structural Failure in Flight, Landed at PIAFB Minor
6/12/1951 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB T-33A 50-0363 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS Owen E. Radcliffe/Unknown Forced landing, engine failure Moderate
6/16/1951 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-86E 50-0619 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS David Schroll/Unknown Landing Accident Serious
6/19/1951 Limestone 5 mi NW in air F-86E 50-617 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS 1Lt Russell Taliaferro/None Flying near thunderstorm, aircraft damaged in flight by hail, landed OK Moderate
6/20/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-51D 44-72968 USAF Dow AFB 124 FBS 2Lt Kenneth P. Dilley/None Take off accident, aborted take off, off end of runway Moderate
6/21/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-0868 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS 2Lt Hartwell Dowling/None Landing accident, undershot and bounced onto runway Serious
6/22/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-51D 44-73348 USAF Dow AFB 173 FBS Capt John F. Blumer/None Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
6/22/1951 Stockholm 3 mi NE in woods F-86E 50-646 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS 1Lt Leonard Levin/Killed Flew into ground during simulated air combat, "split S" without adequate altitude Destroyed
7/5/1951 Gardner Kennebec River Bk T-6D 44-81283 USAF Dow AFB 132 FBG Capt Henry C. Atherton/Killed Flying low in weather, flew into river bank Destroyed
8/3/1951 Bradford Wilder Davis Road F4U-4 82020 USMC Cherry Point MCAS NC VMF-225 MSgt Irving Gene Taylor/None Lost, flying low, hit tree, pulled up and bailed out OK, crashed and burned Destroyed
8/20/1951 Milo In air 2 mi S F-80C 48-899 MEANG Dow AFB 132nd FIS Lawrence Dolan/Unknown Mechanical failure in flight Minor
9/4/1951 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB T-33A 50-0363 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS William B. Hawkins/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
11/29/1951 Bangor Near Dow AFB F-80C 48-0865 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS 2Lt Alfred E. Lang/None Mid air bird strike Moderate
12/4/1951 Bangor Dow AFB F-51D 44-74628 USAF Dow AFB 124 FBS Richard C. Nurre/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
12/6/1951 Presque Isle 10 mi NW of PIAFB F-86A 49-1303 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS Donald W. MeEachern/Unknown Forced landing due to engine failure Moderate
12/10/1951 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-86A 49-1208 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS William Hawkins/Unknown Landing Accident Minor
1/11/1952 Presque Isle 8 mi NE of base F-86A 49-1216 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS Holmes Scott/Unknown Mechanical failure in flight Moderate
2/22/1952 Millinocket Airport C-47A 42-93193 VTANG Burlington Munic Arpt 134 FIS Col Richard Spear/None, Capt Guy Earl/None, TSgt Lussier Beaudin/None, +2/None Double engine failure, attempted landing on unplowed runway, ground loop Destroyed
2/25/1952 Presque Isle Ben Marks farm F-86A 49-1306 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS Capt Walt Lagerquist/None Forced landing in field, fuel exhaustion due to being held in pattern too long Moderate
3/10/1952 Stacyville 3 Mile Brook F-86A 49-1148 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS Capt George Thomas/Killed Pilot suffered hypoxia during simulated combat, crashed and burned Destroyed
3/19/1952 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-864 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Capt Ralph Johnson/None Landing accident, hard landing, nose gear failed Minor
3/21/1952 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C Unknown MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Sgt Rethal Downing/Serious Ground accident, ground crewman struck by 50 cal. bullets while boresighting None
4/5/1952 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-86A Unknown USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS 1Lt Joe Holmes/None Landing accident, landed short, sheared off landing gear Moderate
4/X/1952 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB T-6G Unknown USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS Unknown/None Landing accident, ground loop Destroyed
4/11/1952 Brunswick NAS Brunswick P2V-3 122982 USN NAS Brunswick VP-10 ADC E. C.M. Barksdale/None, ADC W.E. Moscardini/None Ground accident, jumped chocks during engine run-up Minor
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
4/14/1952 Brunswick NAS Brunswick P2V-4 124255 USN NAS Brunswick VP-26 LTJG F. C. Sachse, Jr./Killed, LTJG Thomas M. Pole/Serious, LTJG E. G. Buck/Injured, Attempted emergency landing after engine failure, crashed and burned in woods Destroyed
ADC R. Fussell/Injured, ALCA S. J. Moore Jr/Killed, AO1 W. Polen Jr/Killed, AL3 O. Krampf/Killed,
AT3 J. G. Karl/Injured, AOAN G. W. Thompson/Killed, AO3 R. Shaffer/Killed
4/15/1952 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-86A 49-1229 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS Joseph Holmes/Unknown Landing accident Moderate
4/16/1952 Mapleton Off Carvell Road F-86A 49-1314 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS Capt William Ferguson/Killed Engine fire on take off, structural failure, crashed and burned in woods Destroyed
4/25/1952 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB T-6G 51-14337 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS Harold LaGasse/Unknown Landing accident, ground loop Moderate
6/5/1952 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-86A Unknown USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS 1Lt Al Breitkreutz/None Fire in wing, forced landing, ran off runway to miss workman in path Moderate
6/18/1952 Hamlin Plt. 1.5 mi W Customs F-86A 49-1310 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS Capt Paul H. Wilkins/Injured Fuel exhaustion after missed approaches at PIAFB and LAFB, pilot ejected Destroyed
6/18/1952 Limestone Limestone AFB F-89C 51-5758 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS 1Lt Al Breitkreutz/Killed, Capt Raymond A. Mooney/Killed Making pass over LAFB runway, wing failed and plane disintegrated Destroyed
6/20/1952 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB SNB-4 67270 USMC Anacostia NAS DC Base Aircraft LtCol F. E. Anderson/None, LtCol H. W. Taylor/None, +4/None Landing accident, swerved off runway and ground looped Destroyed
7/XX/1952 Limestone Limestone AFB T-7 Unknown USAF Limestone AFB 42 BW Unknown/None Landing accident, swung off runway and ground looped Destroyed
8/23/1952 Bangor Dow AFB F-80C 48-865 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Capt John Gosnell/Injured Take off accident, runway lights out, smudge pots used, lined up w/taxiway C & B Destroyed
9/9/1952 Bangor Dow AFB F-51H Unknown VTANG Burlington Munic Arpt 134 FIS 1Lt Al Peters/Serious Dropping target rag, cut mixture by accident, crash landed and ground looped Destroyed
9/22/1952 Presque Isle By Echo Lk F-89C 51-5762 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS Captain Howard H. Nelson/None, 2Lt Conway H. Roberts/None Simulated combat, wing broke off and hit Quaggy Joe Mtn, crew bailed out Destroyed
9/29/1952 Troy Carlton's Bog C-47A 42-100489 USAF Griffis AFB NY 27 FIS Capt S. C. Harris/None, Capt Leroy Price/None Engine fire after take off from Dow AFB/structural failure, crew bailed out OK Destroyed
4/1/1953 Limestone Limestone AFB B-36H Unknown USAF Limestone AFB 69 BS Unknown/None Landed with parking brakes set, damage to landing gear Minor
4/6/1953 Bangor Dow AFB F-86F 51-13141 USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS Capt. Warren Blodgett/None Landing Accident Minor
4/9/1953 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-94B 50-816 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS 1Lt Joe Holmes/None, 2Lt Harold Marquis/None Landing accident, hard landing/porpoise, nose gear collapsed Moderate
4/13/1953 Easton Henderson farm F-51D 44-84971 USAF Presque Isle AFB 4711 ADW Col James Beckwith/Injured Forced landing after engine failure, hit buried ledge Destroyed
4/18/1953 Pittsfield Off Powers Rd F-84G 51-1179 USAF Dow AFB 462 SFS 1Lt Donald A. Parkhill/Killed Engine failure, pilot ejected unsuccessfully, crashed and burned Destroyed
4/25/1953 Bangor Dow AFB T-33A 51-9025 USAF Dow AFB 462 SFS Scott Smith/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
5/6/1953 Bangor Dow AFB F-86F 51-13250 USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS 1Lt Bruce Campbell/Injured Landing accident, engine failed on approach, forced landing in field Destroyed
6/1/1953 Richmond Richmond corners F-84G 51-1324 USAF Dow AFB 457 SFS 2Lt C. P. Duke/None Departure from controlled flight, pilot ejected OK Destroyed
6/12/1953 Bangor Hammond St. F-84G Unknown USAF Dow AFB 457 SFS Unknown/None Practice bomb fell off rack, spotting charge went off in field and set grass fire None
7/4/1953 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-89C 51-5836 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS Arnold Lavoie +1/None Landing Accident Moderate
7/8/1953 Limestone Limestone AFB B-36D 44-92039 USAF Limestone AFB 70 BS James Orth +10/None Take Off Accident Moderate
7/15/1953 Mars Hill 5.5 mi N of town Sabre Mk II 19132 RCAF RCAF Penfield Ridge No. 1 OTU F/O B. B. Cushing/None Lost, fuel exhaustion, pilot ejected successfully Destroyed
7/22/1953 Bangor Dow AFB F-84G 52-3223 USAF Dow AFB 462 SFS Frederick Parsons/Unknown Landing Accident Destroyed
8/2/1953 Bangor Dow AFB F-86F 51-13219 USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS 2Lt William R. Wyatt/None Take off accident, veered off runway and caught fire Destroyed
8/4/1953 Carmel Hampden Rd F-86F 52-4648 USAF Clovis AFB NM 417 FBS Lt George Chock/None Stall/Spin, Pilot Ejected Destroyed
8/7/1953 Bangor Dow AFB F-84G 52-8437 USAF Warner Robins AFB GA Unknown Roscoe Tanner/Unknown Landing Accident Moderate
8/19/1953 Brunswick NAS Brunswick F8F-2 121711 USN Niagra Falls NAS NY VF-851 Lt R. G. Holland/Killed Landing accident, lost control during touch and go landing, crashed in gulley Destroyed
9/26/1953 Bucksport Ralph Orcutt Farm F-86F 51-13241 USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS 1Lt Morton H. Levy/Killed Departed from normal flight during simulated combat, crashed and burned Destroyed
10/1/1953 Brewer 164 Wilson St F-86F Unknown USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS Unknown/None Lost drop tank, sprayed house with jet fuel None
10/1/1953 Chapman 5 mi SW PIAFB F-89C 51-5763 USAF Presque Isle AFB 57 FIS 1Lt Merlyn E. Hroch/Killed, 1Lt John A. Terpinitz/Killed Crashed and burned on approach to PIAFB at night Destroyed
11/17/1953 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-89C 51-5834 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS Eugene Hamby/Unknown Exploded and caught fire on ground Moderate
12/15/1953 Limestone .5 mi NW AFB F-89C 51-5798 USAF Presque Isle AFB 74 FIS 2Lt Grady Jackson Breland/Killed, 2Lt Thomas William Hill/Killed Crashed during attempted landing at Loring in poor weather Destroyed
12/23/1953 Molunkus TWP Mattaseunk Lake F-86F 51-13281 USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS 1Lt Alfred Lang/None Stalled during simulated combat, entered flat spin, pilot ejected OK Destroyed
1/31/1954 Mars Hill Air over, 20,000 ft F-89C Unknown USAF Presque Isle AFB 57 FIS Capt Eugene H. Zierden/None, 2Lt Robert M. Kennedy/Killed Canopy blew off, RO ejected, believing aircraft out of control, chute failed None
3/3/1954 Levant Off Griffin Rd F-86F 51-13222 USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS 2Lt Miles C. Durfey/Minor Aircraft entered flat spin and crashed, pilot ejected OK Destroyed
3/XX/1954 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-89C Unknown USAF Presque Isle AFB 57 FIS 2Lt Herb Kahler/None, 2Lt Herb Grignon/None Engine exploded during take off run-up, aircraft burned Destroyed
4/20/1954 Bangor Dow AFB F-84F 51-1390 USAF Dow AFB 462 SFS Capt George I. Ahrens/None Forced gear up landing due to mechanical problems Moderate
5/4/1954 Bangor Dow AFB F-84F 52-6489 USAF Dow AFB 457 SFS Lt Thomas L. Titus/None Forced gear up landing due to mechanical problems Moderate
5/4/1954 Bangor Dow AFB F-84F 52-6484 USAF Dow AFB 457 SFS Lt Alfred F. Pounders/None Nose gear would not lower, off end of runway on nose Minor
5/24/1954 T7 R11 WELS Nr Chamberlain Lk F-89C 51-5783 USAF Presque Isle AFB 57 FIS Capt Vernon Burke/None, 2Lt Leroy Vestal/None Lost due to electronics failures, fuel exhaustion, crew ejected near Millinocket Lk. Destroyed
7/2/1954 Hampden Old County Rd F-84F 51-1493 USAF Dow AFB 458 SFS 1Lt Dennis L. Drews/Killed Aircraft dived into field shortly after takeoff Destroyed
8/7/1954 Bucksport Near Brewer Lake F-84F 51-1464 USAF Dow AFB 458 SFS 1Lt Richard C. Hafenrichter/None Engine failure shortly after take off, pilot ejected OK, plane crashed in woods Destroyed
8/18/1954 Bangor Dow AFB F-84F 51-1410 USAF Dow AFB 457 SFS Capt Robert Anderson/Unknown Cockpit fire during engine run-up for take off, pilot exited OK Moderate
8/18/1954 Bangor Dow AFB F-84F 51-1387 USAF Dow AFB Hq 506 SFW 2Lt Robert Conover/Unknown Landing accident, tire blew, off runway Moderate
10/2/1954 Bangor Dow AFB T-33 Unknown RCAF St. Hubert PQ 423 Sq FO S.J. DesBrisay /None, FO P. Hawkes Landing accident Destroyed
3/6/1955 Limestone Loring AFB B-36D 44-92030 USAF Loring AFB 42nd BW Capt George H. Baily/None, Capt Joseph R. Henry/None, Capt Alfred E. Hendrix/None, Landing accident, struck wing tip on snow bank, cart wheeled and burned Destroyed
1Lt Milan L. Jackson/None, MSgt John Gallagher/None, TSgt Raymond Weire/None,
A1C Donald L. Johnson/Injured, A2C William Gray/None, A2C John F. Werbe/Injured,
A3C Arnold L. Dutton/Injured, A3C Raymond Fitzgerald/Injured
5/11/1955 Bangor Near Odlin Rd F-94B 50-811 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS 2Lt Earl Pardy/Injured, 2Lt Floyd Lovejoy/Injured Crashed in woods on approach, crew exited on ground, aircraft burned Destroyed
6/11/1955 Bangor Dow AFB F-86D 52-4302 USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS 1Lt Paul Yarbrough/None Take off accident, off runway, jumped berm by "new" runway Minor
6/28/1955 Orland In air near F-86D Unknown USAF Dow AFB 49 FIS 1Lt Richard Seger/None Simulated intercept, pilot unaware of live rockets aboard, fired 6, never recovered None
7/9/1955 Wade In Aroostook River H-13G 53-3788 USAF Presque Isle AFB 4711 ADW LtCol W. J. Hollander/Killed, Lt Arnold G. Greene/Injured Struck high tension wires across river, crashed into river Destroyed
7/20/1955 Bangor Dow AFB KC-97G 53-197 USAF Dow AFB 4060 ARW None Ground accident, tow bar failed Minor
9/20/1955 Bangor Dow AFB KC-97F 51-373 USAF Dow AFB 341 ARS Capt Joseph E. Buchner/Injured, Lt Richard J. Mendonca/Injured, Lt Louis Grimmelson/Injured, Landing accident, undershot due to engine trouble, crashed and burned on RW Destroyed
Maj Bert H. Lynn/Injured, SSgt Joseph McCaughey/Injured, TSgt Alonzo Dodson/Injured,
Lt Cyril Loumeau/Injured, SSgt Howard McKinney/Injured, MSgt George Geyer/Injured,
SSgt John Carter/Injured, Lt Stanley Biaum/Injured, A1C Kenneth Danielson/Injured
1/25/1956 T11 R4 WELS On Rt. 163 T-33A 51-9237 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS 1Lt Harley Powell/Injured, 1Lt Billy B. Hunt/Killed Fuel exhaustion, forced landing on road, hit utility pole, swung off and burned Destroyed
2/14/1956 Presque Isle 2 mi NNW PIAFB F89D 52-1855 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS 1Lt John Hunt/None, 1Lt Charlie Hood/Minor Generator failure on take off, attempted forced landing PIAFB, crashed in woods Destroyed
2/17/1956 Bangor Dow AFB KC-97F 51-374 USAF Dow AFB 4060 ARW Parked APU leaked fuel and caught fire, damaged aircraft Moderate
3/31/1956 Portland Portland Airport C-45 Unknown CAP Portland Airport ME Wing Unknown/None Jumped chocks during engine warm up, crashed into shed Moderate
7/8/1956 Denmark Pleasant Mountain T-33A 51-17429 USAF Lackland AFB Tx 3700 FMS Capt Gordon L. Draheim/Killed Disoriented, fuel exhaustion, crashed into side of mountain Destroyed
11/21/1956 Presque Isle Near dump T-33A 53-6033 USAF Presque Isle AFB 76 FIS Capt Billy Ray Ward/Killed Crashed on approach, possible fuel exhaustion Destroyed
11/30/1956 Chapman 9 mi S in woods F-89D 54-224 USAF Presque Isle AFB 76 FIS 1Lt. Charles E. Holly/Killed, 1Lt. Edward Skowron/Killed Active air defense scramble, crashed shortly after take off, possible disorientation Destroyed
12/20/1956 Millinocket Near Garden St. C-45G 51-11680 USAF Loring AFB 42 FMS Capt Campbell M. Potter/Killed, 1Lt Donald N. Stacey/Injured Lost prop near Medford, attempted emergency landing, stalled, crashed, burned Destroyed
1/10/1957 Limestone In air near B-52D 55-0082 USAF Loring AFB 70 BS Capt William C. Davidson/Killed, Capt Richard A. Jenkins/Killed, Capt Marquid H. D. Myers/Killed, Broke up in flight after accidental split S during instrument training Destroyed
Capt John McOune/Killed, 1Lt Anders P. Larson/Killed, 1Lt Walter A. Thomas Jr./Killed,
TSgt Ray A. Miller/Killed, 1Lt Joe L. Church/Injured
4/12/1957 Brunswick Brunswick NAS P2V-5 131452 USN Brunswick NAS VP-26 LTJG James D. Hovis/Killed, Ens Robert J. Kreuscher/Killed, AT3C Charles H. Frank/Killed, Varicam malfunction during touch and go landing, hammerhead stall, C & B Destroyed
AD3C Donald R. Shobe/Killed, AM1C James I. Waggoner/Killed, AT3C Ray C. Stout/Killed
9/25/1957 Bangor Dow AFB F-94B Unknown MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Lt Richard Vaux/None, Lt Robert Wilshire/None Landing accident, landing gear collapsed, veered off runway Serious
10/22/1957 Bangor Dow AFB T-33A 53-5020 USAF Andrews AFB DC 1004th FLM Sq Lt Col Edwin A. Schneider/None Landed on inactive runway under repair, struck equipment Serious
2/24/1958 Limestone Loring AFB KC-97F Unknown USAF Dow AFB 341 ARS Capt William L. Bianchini/None, 1Lt Donald M. Miller/None, 2 Lt William E. Graves/None, Forced landing with boom down, after refueling accident with B-47 Moderate
MSgt Percy M. Scott/None, SSgt Joseph L. Hachey/None, 1Lt Charles H. Stromberg/None
4/9/1958 Bangor Dow AFB P2V-5 Unknown USN Brunswick NAS Unknown Lt N. Kline/None, Ens King/None, Lt Spencer/None, AD2 Flacks/None, AT2 Daniel/None, Wheels up during touch and go landing Destroyed
AO3 Turk/None, Tiencinogo/None
4/18/1958 Bangor Dow AFB F-89D Unknown MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS MSgt Linus March/Injured, + 1 civilian tech/Injured Engine exploded during run-up, aircraft caught fire Moderate
6/26/1958 Limestone Loring AFB B-52D 55-0102 USAF Loring AFB Unknown Parked Ground accident, destroyed by fire while being serviced Destroyed
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
7/29/1958 Limestone Harry Moore Farm B-52D 55-0093 USAF Loring AFB 70 BS Maj Moody E. Deaton/Injured, Maj K. G. Myers/Killed, Maj Milo C. Johnson/Killed, Elevator trim excursion after touch and go landing, dove into grain field Destroyed
Lt Leonard M. Corsaro/Killed, MSgt Oran C. Riley/Killed, 2Lt Leslie N. Martin/Killed,
1Lt Robert E. Testerman/Killed, 2Lt James E. Thompson/Killed, Lt Lane L. Kittle/Killed
8/1/1958 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB F-89H 54-387 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS Lt Peter C. Maffel/None, Lt Robert T. Collimore/None Ran off end of runway, across railroad tracks and into highway ditch Moderate
9/18/1958 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB T-33A 51-9213 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS Capt Bob Mize/None Electrical failure, forced landing, nose gear caught runway barrier and collapsed Minor
11/22/1958 Limestone Loring AFB B-47 51-2199 USAF Pinecastle AFB 321 BW Capt Robert L. Schaffer/Killed, Lt Melvin L. Shira/Killed, Capt Bernard J. McDermott/Killed, Takeoff accident, #6 engine failed, dove into woods E of runway Destroyed
TSgt Samuel A. Harwell/Killed
11/25/1958 Limestone Loring AFB KC-135A 56-3598 USAF Loring AFB 42 ARS Capt John P. Eifolla/Killed, Maj John B. Brown/Killed, Capt Bernard E. Morgan/Killed, Lost control during touch and go landing, flew into woods E of runway Destroyed
1Lt Donald R. Gladding/Killed, TSgt Ronald L. Champman/Killed, Capt Herman J. Dosenbach/Injured,
TSgt Charles A. Holsclaw/Injured
12/11/1958 Presque Isle Ivan Ricker farm F-89H 54-374 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS 1Lt David W. St. Clair/Killed, 1Lt Robert D. Sundahl/Killed Crashed on approach due to unknown problem Destroyed
3/24/1959 Presque Isle Ivan Ricker farm F-89H 54-364 USAF Presque Isle AFB 75 FIS 1Lt Fred S. Hudson/Injured, 1Lt Lawrence Turki/Killed Rolled out of control during approach, crashed and burned Destroyed
7/25/1959 Bangor Dow AFB F-89D Unknown MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Maj James A. Howe/None, 1Lt Stuart Potter/None Landing accident, forced belly landing after gear failed to lower Minor
8/19/1959 Presque Isle Presque Isle AFB T-33A 53-5119 USAF Andrews AFB DC 1004 FLM Sq Lt Col Richard Newby/None, Col Arnold Phillips/None Landing accident, landing gear collapsed Serious
11/3/1959 Bingham In Flagstaff Lake F-102A 56-1479 USAF Ethan Allen AFB VT 37 FIS 1Lt Gary Sugar/Killed (Missing) Mid air with target T-33 during training intercept, aircraft missing until 2/1979 Destroyed
11/3/1959 Bingham Near East Nubble T-33A 51-4499 USAF Ethan Allen AFB VT 37 FIS 1Lt Alfred L. Williams/Killed, 2Lt Fredrick M. Johnson/Injured Struck by F-102 while acting as target ship, both crew ejected Destroyed
12/14/1959 Medway In air over B-52C 54-2665 USAF Westover AFB MA 99 BW LtCol Billy G. Moseley/None, Capt William B. Harris (ejected)/None, Capt Isaac T. Cooke/None, Collided with KC-97 during aerial refueling, 2 crew ejected, landed at Westover Moderate
1Lt Ralph O. Clemens/None, Maj John A. Dirienz/None, 1Lt Albert R. Bates/None,
1Lt David B. Morris/None, MSgt Richard L, Hayden/None
12/14/1959 Medway In air over KC-97G 53-231 USAF Westover AFB MA 384 ARS Maj Jack Larrabee/None, 2Lt Thomas Domingues/None, 1Lt James H. Davis/None, Struck by B-52C during aerial refueling, successful emerg. landing Dow AFB Destroyed
MSgt Wilmer E. Hale/None, SSgt Winston T. Spencer/Injured, A1C Earl A. Gooch/Injured,
SSgt Lewis Lester/Injured
6/27/1960 Newry Jonathan Smith Mtn KC-97G 52-2728 USAF Plattsburgh AFB 380 ARS Lt. William Burgess/Killed, Lt. Lewis Turner/Killed, Lt. Raymond Kisonas/Killed, Supercharger failure, engine fire, wing failure, spun in, crashed and burned Destroyed
MSgt Harold Young/Killed, TSgt. Robert Costello/Killed
8/30/1960 Atlantic Ocean NrcGrand Manon Isl. F-89J 52-1922 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS 1Lt George A. Shaskan/None, 2Lt Thomas V. Gibbs/None Engine failure and fire during training intercept, both crew ejected/rescued at sea Missing
9/8/1960 Limestone Near Loring AFB H-19B 52-7588 USAF Loring AFB 42 CSG Capt Robert J. Brejcha/None, 1Lt Jerry Crupper/None, A1C Bobby Mixon/None, Engine failure during simulated forced landing Serious
A1C W.J. McDougal/None
11/18/1960 Limestone Loring AFB KC-135A 56-3605 USAF Loring AFB 42 ARS Capt J.B. Dougherty/None, Capt Henry M. Enterline/None, Hard landing, nose gear failed and ruptured fuel tank, off runway and burned Destroyed
Capt Homer Bonin/Killed (305 BW), Capt Lonnie Nelme Jr./Minor,
MSgt Lloyd J. Estes/Minor, Capt Thomas J. Luparello/Minor + 10/None
1/5/1961 Brunswick Brunswick NAS P2V-7 131460 USN Brunswick NAS VP-11 ET3C Ronald B. Mann/Killed "+7/None Prop struck snowbank and shattered, piece entered radio compartment Minor
1/25/1961 Brunswick Brunswick NAS P2V-5 Unknown USN Brunswick NAS VP-7 LTJG Carvwin Self/None, LTJG Walter Glenn/None, AD2 Ronald Mclaughlin/None, Landing accident, engine failure, off runway into snowbank Destroyed ADR3 Jackie Clark/None, ATN3 Roger Voigt/Minor, ATR3 Joseph Widell/None,
AO3 Vincent Mann/None, ADC Robert Marty/None
2/19/1961 Ellsworth In air over F-101B Unknown USAF Dow AFB 75 FIS Capt Lloyd Jacobs/None, Capt Walter E. Crowther/Injured Canopy blew off in flight, landed OK at Dow AFB None
4/11/1961 Dedham Kenoch Mountain F-101B 57-401 USAF Dow AFB 75 FIS Capt Vernal W. Johnson/Killed, 1Lt Edward C. Masaitis/Killed Too low on approach to Dow AFB in bad weather, struck side of mountain Destroyed
5/26/1961 Bangor Dow AFB F-101B 58-0301 USAF Dow AFB 75 FIS 1Lt Teddy C. McIlwain/None, 2Lt Philip C. Lawton/None Landing accident, brakes failed, off end of runway Minor
6/7/1961 Limestone Loring AFB F-106A 59-0045 USAF Loring AFB 27 FIS 1Lt Eynon Hughes/None Take off accident, engine fire on runway, stopped, plane burned Destroyed
12/11/1961 Caswell NE of Loring AFB H-43B 59-1546 USAF Loring AFB EARC Det 41 SSgt Robert Watson/Serious, Capt Richard Phadenhauer/None, Capt James Black/None, Engine failure, crash landed in woods Moderate
A1C Bobby Mixon/None, SSgt Robert McMahon/None, A1C Russel Wilkenson/None
5/9/1962 Limestone Loring AFB KC-135A 56-3618 USAF Loring AFB 42 ARS Capt Robert M. Predmesky/Killed, Capt James S. Tewart/Killed, Capt Ronald L. Cantrell/Killed, Take off accident, water injection problem, crashed and burned by Willard Rd. Destroyed
SSgt Wallace R. Adams/Killed, MSgt George T. Edmiston/Killed, TSgt Raymond J. Brugioni/Killed
5/15/1962 Rockland In Penobscot Bay T-33A 51-4481 USAF Dow AFB 75 FIS Capt Kenneth E. Lang/None, Maj Isaac G. Wagner/Killed (Missing) Generator failure, flame out, pilot ejected and was rescued, passenger unknown Missing
11/14/1962 Macwahoc Henderson Brook F-101B 57-0405 USAF Dow AFB 75 FIS Capt Douglas Roe/Killed, Capt Charles McClead/None Pitch up and flat spin during snap up intercept, both crew ejected Destroyed
1/24/1963 Greenville Elephant Mtn. B-52C 53-0406 USAF Westover AFB MA 99 BW LtCol. Dante Bulli/Injured, Capt Gerald Adler/Injured, Maj Robert Morrison/Killed, Maj Robert Hill/Killed, Vertical stabilizer broke off during low level training flight, crashed and burned Destroyed
Capt Herbert Hanson/Killed, Capt Charles Leuchter/Killed, LtCol. Joe Simpson/Killed,
Maj William Gabriel/Killed, TSgt. Michael O'Keefe/Killed
10/8/1963 Van Buren Rudolf Blier Farm F-106A 59-0039 USAF Loring AFB 27 FIS Capt Raymond F. Girard/Serious Engine failure, ejection system failed, forced landing in field, broke up, burned Destroyed
10/26/1963 Harpswell Neils Point Road A-4C Unknown USMC Cherry Point NAS VMA 224 Lt. Claiborne Brown/Killed Engine failure after taking off from Brunswick NAS, crashed and burned Destroyed
12/24/1963 Bangor Dow AFB B-52G 59-2570 USAF Dow AFB 397 BW Parked Armed alert aircraft, rolled off ramp into ditch after being set in position Moderate
2/8/1964 Limestone Loring AFB T-33A 53-5346 USAF Loring AFB 27 FIS SSgt Kenneth Parsons/None Fire and explosion during test runup of engine Unknown
10/13/1964 Bangor Dow AFB F-101B 56-0325 USAF Dow AFB 75 FIS Kissinger/Unknown Unknown Unknown
1/4/1965 Caswell N of Butterfield Lk. KC-135A 61-0265 USAF Loring AFB 42 FRS Capt Kenneth D. Gomes/Killed, Capt Mathew J. Ramisch Jr./Killed, Engine mount failed on take off, swung upward, rolled over, crashed and burned Destroyed
1Lt John F. McCarron/Killed, SSgt Jimmy Tardie/Killed
6/4/1965 Sabbatus Field near Tpke. C-119G 53-8116 USAF Lockbourne AFB 326 TCS Maj Samuel Foster/None, Maj Frank Romanoski/None, SSgt Peter Russo/None, SSgt John Specht/None Double engine failure, fuel mismanagement/perceived carb icing, crew bailed out Destroyed
9/7/1965 Limestone Loring AFB F-106A 59-0041 USAF Loring AFB 27 FIS Capt Clarence Brown/None Take off accident, engine caught fire, aborted take off Destroyed
12/10/1965 Atlantic Ocean 25 mi abeam NAS P2V-7 147960 USN Brunswick NAS VP-11 LTJG Donald Lavigne/Killed, Lt. Robert Muller/Minor, AD2C Paul Force/Minor, Zuni rocket practice, rocket hung up, wing fire, ditched at sea Missing
AT1C Emanuel Croasman/Minor, AO2C Larry Clark/Minor, AD3C Pasquale Pape/Minor
3/17/1966 Caswell Near Gerard Pond F-106A 58-0789 USAF Loring AFB 27 FIS Capt Gustav Devrieud/Minor Engine failure on take off, pilot ejected, crashed and burned in swamp Destroyed
6/4/1966 Franklin Nr. Hog Head Bay F-89J 52-1922 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS 1Lt Theodore R. Joy/Injured, 2Lt Carl C. Marran/Killed Buzzing father's house, undetected damage, broke up in air, crew ejected Destroyed
7/18/1966 Kingfield Sugarloaf Mtn. B-52D Unknown USAF Pease AFB 509th BW Unknown/None Lost wing tank, impacted at 4000' elevation on mountain None
11/5/1966 Porter Colcord Lake Rd F-84F 51-9466 MAANG Logan Airport MA 101 TFS Capt Edward S. Mansfield/Minor Entered flat spin during simulated combat, plane impacted in Freedom NH Destroyed
2/13/1967 Bangor Dow AFB F-101B Unknown USAF Dow AFB 75 FIS Capt James D. McBride/None, Capt William H. Brenner/None In flight engine fire, successful emergency landing Moderate
9/9/1967 Augusta At Airport Unknown Unknown CAP Unknown Maine Wing Maj P. Bishop Corvell/None, CWO Alfred Lemay/None Landing accident- gust of wind swung plane into trees Destroyed
11/14/1967 Kingfield Mt. Abraham F-101B 57-376 USAF Otis AFB MA 60 FIS Capt Dean H. Glazier/Minor, Maj Lawrence Uchmanowicz/Injured Mid air collision with 378 during formation cross country flight, crew ejected Destroyed
11/14/1967 Kingfield In air over F-101B 57-378 USAF Otis AFB MA 60 FIS 1Lt James Craig/None, Capt Vincent Robben/None Mid air collision with 376, emergency landing at Dow AFB Moderate
2/23/1968 Limestone Loring AFB F-106A 59-0149 USAF Loring AFB 27 FIS Unknown/None Landing accident Minor
5/18/1968 Limestone Loring AFB F-106A 59-0042 USAF Loring AFB 27 FIS Capt Francis Vyzral/None Forced landing on foamed runway after left main landing gear failed to lower Serious
11/23/1968 Bangor Dow AFB F-89J 52-1847 MEANG Dow AFB 132 FIS Major Nicholas Eremita/None, Capt Ernest Park/Injured Engine exploded and caught fire during run-up for take off Serious
4/25/1969 Limestone Loring AFB KC-135A 56-3602 USAF Loring AFB 407 ARS Maj George G. Christoff/None, Capt Richard J. Wright/None, Capt Maurice H. Hartman/None, Take off accident, lost water injection, pilot aborted, off S end of runway Serious
TSgt Lynn L. Cecil/None, TSgt Thomas F. Mooso/None, A1C Robert A. Debo/None
9/4/1969 Caswell 3 mi N of AFB B-52G 58-0215 USAF Loring AFB 42 BW Maj Nils O.A. Oxehufwud/Killed, Capt William N Payne/Killed, LtCol Robert C. Smith/Killed, Take off accident, water injection problem, all 4 right engines flamed out Destroyed
Capt Theodore A. Burbank/Killed, Maj Robert M. Murray/Killed, MSgt Earl J. Barnes/Killed,
Col Homer C. Bell/Killed
7/16/1970 T34 MD Eagle Mountain F-101B 58-0289 NDANG Hector Field ND 178 FIS Capt Richard Arman/None, Maj George Brett/None Multiple missed approaches at BIA, fuel exhaustion, crew ejected Destroyed
7/19/1970 Limestone Loring AFB B-52G 58-0208 USAF Loring AFB 42 BW Parked Fire on hardstand Destroyed
1/10/1971 Atlantic Ocean Near Duck Island F-101B 58-0323 MEANG Bangor Intl. Airport 132 FIS Maj Lyman A. Bucklin/None, Maj Harville E. Hobbs/None Pitch up and flat spin during simulated snap up intercept, crew ejected Missing
7/21/1971 Bangor Bangor Intl. Arpt. F-101B 58-0272 MEANG Bangor Intl. Airport 132 FIS Maj James E. Ashley/Killed, Capt Christopher H. Glenn/Killed Take off accident, engine failure, off end of runway and burned Destroyed
8/25/1971 Bangor Bangor Intl. Arpt. F-101F 58-0297 MEANG Bangor Intl. Airport 132 FIS Unknown Unknown Unknown
3/18/1972 Bangor Bangor Intl. Arpt F-101B 57-0448 MEANG Bangor Intl. Airport 132 FIS Capt Thomas Deroche/None, Maj Harville E. Hobbs/None Landing accident, swung off runway and crashed into snowbank Moderate
3/16/1973 Atlantic Ocean Abeam Kennebunk P-3B 152749 USN Brunswick NAS VP-10 LtCdr John E. Boyer/Killed, Lt Grover R. Caloway/Killed, AMMC Jeremiah K. Sullivan Jr./Killed, Crashed into ocean, unknown cause Missing
AW2C Reginald Lee Walker/Killed, AMM1C Wayne C. Clendenning/Killed
5/2/1973 Bangor Bangor Intl. Arpt. F-101F 58-0297 MEANG Bangor Intl. Airport 132 FIS LtCol Scott L. Philbrook/None, 2Lt Linwood P. Wickett/None Belly landing on foamed runway after left main gear malfunction Moderate
12/23/1975 Garfield Plt. Eastman Brook FB-111A 68-0290 USAF Plattsburg AFB NY 529 BS Capt Robert J. Pavelko/None, Capt Michael R. Sprenger/None Engine failure and fire/loss of control on radar bomb run, crew ejected Destroyed
10/28/1977 T10 R6 In Machias River FB-111A 68-0285 USAF Plattsburg AFB NY 380 BW Capt John D. Miller/Minor, Capt. John Blewitt Jr./None Engine failure and fire/loss of control on radar bomb run, crew ejected Destroyed
9/22/1978 Poland Near Tripp Corner P-3C 152757 USN Brunswick NAS VP-8 LtCdr Francis .W. Dupont, Jr./Killed, LTJG Donald E. Merz/Killed, LTJG George D. Nuttelman/Killed, Broke up in flight due to structural failure, over pressurization of wing tank Destroyed
LTJG Ernest A. Smith/Killed, ADC Larry.R. Miller/Killed, AW3 Robert I. Phillips/Killed,
AW3 James A. Piepkorn/Killed, AWAN Paul.G. Schulz/Killed
10/6/1980 Atlantic Ocean Nr.Jonesport-Beals FB-111A 68-0268 USAF Plattsburg AFB NY 380 BW Maj Thomas M. Mullen/Killed, Capt Gary A. Davis/Killed Engine failure with loss of control on low level flight, crashed into water Missing
DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE
12/28/1984 Limestone Loring AFB B-52G 57-6484 USAF Loring AFB 69 BS Capt Gregory Mason/None, Capt Roy Ingles/None, Lt Col Douglas Scraper/None, Take off accident, landing gear retracted during take off run, off end of runway Serious
Capt Jeffery Levault/None, 1Lt Christopher Ziajka/None, 2Lt Arlie Marx/None,
TSgt James Porter/None, Capt Joe Morris/None, Capt Steven Rients/None
1/23/1986 T32 MD Near Pickerel Pond UH-1H Unknown ME ArNG Bangor Intl. Airport 112 Medical Co. Bernard Poulin/None, David Lenz/None Engine failure, autorotated into woods Minor
12/14/1988 Boothbay Hbr. Near Edgecomb SH-60 Unknown USN Mayport NAS FL Unknown 3/None Crashed into trees attempting to reach Brunswick NAS after mechanical failure Serious
10/4/1989 Limestone Nr. Loring AFB KC-135A 56-3592 USAF Loring AFB 407 ARS LtCol William H. Northcutt/Killed, 1Lt Robert D. Weinman/Killed, 2Lt Albert H. Taft/Killed, Exploded and broke up on approach, impacted near Perth-Andover NB Destroyed
A1C Jack D. Cupp/Killed
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