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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 AS-63548 USAAS Mitchel Fld. NY Unknown Lt. F.B. Valentine/None, Lt. C. Litners/None Missed Godfrey Field, lost, ground looped during forced landing Destroyed

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 AC-31184 USAAS Boston Apt ME 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

5/20/1939 Atlantic Ocean Off Maine coast Walrus 1 L2308 RAF Lee-on-Solent 712 Sq Unknown Landing accident 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

2/25/1942 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 Destroyed

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 March AAF CA 94 PS 1Lt Dallas Webb/None Take off accident- nose gear collapsed Serious

6/22/1942 Bangor Bangor AAF P-38F 41-7600 USAAF Dow AAF HQ 1 FG Maj John Zahn/None Landing accident Serious

6/26/1942 Houlton Houlton AAF B-17E 41-9127 USAAF Sarasota AAF FL 419th BS Charles D. Lee/Unknown Landing accident- overshot runway Serious

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 Serious

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, ground looped, after brake failure Destroyed

Sgt F. Rebello/None, Sgt R.A. Williams/None +2/None

6/29/1942 Portland At airport B-17E 41-9187 USAAF Dow AAF 325 BS David G. Alford/Unknown + ??/Unknown Landing accident Serious

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 92 BG Alvin E. Podwojski/Unknown Take off accident due to mechanical failure Serious

7/20/1942 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 41-24365 USAAF Dow AAF 407 BS J. C. Jr. Dempsey/Unknown Landing accident Serious

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 48 PS 2LT Robert Thomas/Unknown Landing accident- unknown Destroyed

7/26/1942 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 41-24380 USAAF Dow AAF 92 BG Francis Winget/Unknown Landing accident- undershot runway, hit ditch Moderate

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 Paul Paterson/Killed, LAC A rthur 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 Presque Isle AAF Amer. Arlns J.J. O'connell/Unknown Landing accident- ground loop Moderate

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 due to disorientation 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 Ralph.L. Drogula/Killed, 2LT James Q. Crocker/Killed. SSgt William H Finch/Killed, Crashed due to disorientation in poor visibility Destroyed

SSgt Billy J. Hill/Killed,, SSgt George C. Simmons/Killed, Sgt Lawrence A. Robinson/Killed,

Sgt Joseph Martino/Killed

10/5/1942 Bangor Dow AAF B-17F 41-24589 USAAF Dow AAF 323 BS Eugene Ellis/Unknown + ??/Unknown Take off accident Serious

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

DATE TOWN LOCATION TYPE SER/BUR# SERVICE BASE UNIT CREW/INJURIES DESCRIPTION DAMAGE

4/12/1943 Houlton Houlton AAF Liberator BZ715 RCAF Unknown Unknown Unknown Landing gear folded on takeoff run Moderate

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