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Note: Data are based on incomplete and sometimes conflicting sources. Official US Navy sources have been used when they are available in the collection of the Navy Department Library. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accident/incident, rather than the date of death of individuals who may have died subsequently to the event.

Continental sloop Saratoga lost with all hands in a gale off the Bahamas. The only survivors were detailed to a captured vessel which almost capsized in the same storm. Crew of 86 less the prize crew drowned. 18 March 1781.

Brig USS Pickering presumably sank with all hands in a gale in September 1800. Last seen 20 August 1800 when she departed for the West Indies. Approximately 105 lost.

Frigate USS Insurgent lost with all hands, presumably in a gale after leaving Hampton Roads on 8 August 1800, bound for the West Indies. Approximately 340 drowned. 20 September 1800.

Schooner USS Wildcat lost with all hands in a gale while sailing between Cuba and Thompson"s Island, West Indies. Approximately 31 died. 28 October 1824.

An explosion during an ordnance experiment at the Washington Navy Yard killed two workers. For safety purposes, the laboratory and powder magazine are then moved to separate locations. 7 September 1841.

Brig USS Somers crewmen: Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of the Secretary of War; Boatswain"s Mate Samuel Cromwell; and Seaman Elisha Small found guilty of intention to mutiny and executed by hanging. 1 December 1842. [See Case of the Somers’ Mutiny - 1843.]

Screw Steamer USS Princeton 12-inch shell gun explodes in ordnance accident. Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer; Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur; Capt. Beverly Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repairs; Rep. Virgil Maxey of Maryland; Rep. David Gardiner of New York; and a servant of the President killed. Approximately 20 individuals injured. 29 February 1844.

Steamer USS Southfield Landsman William Morrow jumped overboard when a Confederate howitzer shot struck the steamchest. He was presumed drowned. 10 December 1862.

Steam tug USS Ida Captain of the Top Christopher H. Howard and Ordinary Seaman John Drion killed by a torpedo mine explosion in Mobile Bay. 13 April 1865.

Bark USS Fredonia destroyed and sidewheel gunboat Wateree driven ashore by tidal waves at Arica, Peru. [Wateree later served as living spaces ashore, then as an inn. Despite more tidal waves in later years, the intact hulk of Wateree, with donkeys tied to it, was spotted on the beach as late as 1879.] 27 killed. 15 August 1868.

Merchant ship SS Colima wrecked in storm near Manzanillo, Mexico. Coal Passer John W. Crew, Yeoman Gustave Adolph Mewis, Apprentice 1 class John Henry W. Smith and Coxswain Carl Walske drowned. 28 May 1895.

Gunboat USS Helena Ordinary Seaman Axel Johansson, while serving on prize crew aboard a Spanish ship, accidentally shot and killed when his revolver fell from its holster and discharged. 25 April 1898.

Battleship USS Maine sank in Havana Harbor, Cuba, after the explosion of the forward magazine. 266 killed and 54 injured (sometimes attributed to hostile action). 15 February 1898.

Monitor USS Amphitrite Gun Captain Ernest R. Sherwin fatally injured when pinned between lowered 10-inch gun breech and turret floor plates, crushing his head. 13 July 1899.

Steam launch from USS Yosemite foundered in the harbor of San Luis d"Apra, Guam in typhoon. Coal Passer Joseph Anderson, Seaman George Aubel, Fireman 1 class William Davis, Apprentice 1 class Jacob L. Mehaffey and Coxswain Frank Swanson drowned. 13 November 1900.

Protected cruiser USS Boston steam accident during the repair of the safety valve on boiler H. Machinist 2 class Edward Lee Baker died on way to the Naval Hospital, Mare Island CA. 29 January 1903.

Gunboat USS Bennington explosion in port fire room compartment filled most of the living compartments and deck space with steam and ashes. 65 killed and 40 burned. 21 July 1905.

Merchant ship SS Valencia wrecked on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Five personnel on leave were drowned: Ordinary Seaman John Finley, Coal Passer Harman Fisher, Ordinary Seaman Clyde William Knight, Ordinary Seaman Charles Uhler and Coal Passer John Sidney Widmer. 23 January 1906.

Armored cruiser USS Colorado (CA-7) boiler tube blew out killing Ordinary Seaman Leo Michael Lipetzky and Coal Passer Charles Peter McDermott. 9 September 1909.

Battleship No. 29 USS North Dakota steam accident caused by ignition of fuel oil settling tank over Boiler #1. Coal Passers Joseph William Schmidt, Joseph Streit and Robert Gilmore died. 8 September 1910.

Torpedo Boat No. 34 USS Tingey bursting of boiler tubes. Fireman 1 class Joseph Shearl Myers and Chief Water Tender John Henry Tibbs died. 22 October 1911.

Destroyer No. 34 USS Walke port main turbine split wide open. Lieutenant D. P. Morrison, Chief Gunners Mate Elbridge Belknap Crawford, Fireman 1 class Thomas Joseph Delaney, and Machinist Mates 1 class John William Rumpf and Harry Lee Wilder died. 1 October 1912.

Battleship No. 7 USS Illinois ammunition handling accident causes a 13-inch shell to slip through hoist sling, strike the edge of gun deck hatch, and fall into berth deck, killing Ordinary Seaman Harold E. Thompson. 28 October 1912.

Battleship No. 27 USS Michigan powder handling accident catches Gunner"s Mate Matthew Devine between two ammunition trays, killing him instantly. 4 November 1912.

Destroyer No. 13 USS Stewart. The bottom of the high pressure cylinder blew out killing Chief Machinist Mate Harry Frank Bock and Oilers Almo Miller and Richard Curtis Smith. 23 May 1913.

Battleship No. 14 USS Nebraska Dynamo room steam valve blew off striking Ordinary Seaman Charles Agena and throwing him ten feet. He died later that night at the Naval Hospital in Chelsea MA. 15 July 1913.

Torpedo Boat Destroyer No. 10 USS Craven boiler explosion. Fireman 1 class Thomas W. Gabbitt and Water Tenders William Oscar Milton, John William McCaffrey and James Charles Dalton killed. 10 September 1913.

Merchant ship SS Monroe sank in collision with USS Nantucket off Hog Island. Mess Attendant 1 class Jutaro Okomoto traveling on Monroe while on leave was drowned. 14 January 1914.

Destroyer No. 47 USS Aylwin explosion (probably the port drum of #1 boiler) in forward fireroom. Fireman 2 class James H. Eaton, Water Tender Bartholomew Glynn and Fireman 1 class Everett Harmon killed. 6 April 1914.

Gunboat USS Nashville Mess Attendant Nicolas H. Ortiz killed while sleeping on deck when a 4-inch gun slipped off a temporary mount and struck him in the head. 30 May 1914.

Destroyer No. 5 USS Decatur ammunition explosion kills Chief Gunner"s Mate William U. Hayden and Gunner"s Mates 3 class Ewell Bell and Loid J. Elkins. 9 September 1915.

Armored cruiser No. 10 USS Memphis (ex-USS Tennessee) driven ashore and totally wrecked by tidal wave at Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. 41 killed and 204 injured. 29 August 1916.

Lt. (j. g. ) Arnold Marcus and six other crewmen died from burns and smoke inhalation following a gasoline explosion in submarine A-7 in Manila Bay, Philippines. 24 July 1917.

Naval Air Station, Pensacola FL. Engine in motor dory exploded causing the boat to catch fire. To avoid being burned, Apprentice Seaman Andrew Jackson Gash jumped overboard and drowned. 22 September 1917.

Ocean going tug USS Chemung fire room blaze. Machinist trainee Bruce W. Ross, Water Tender Loyd J. Hampton and Chief Water Tender William Williams killed. 12 December 1917.

Pandemic of influenza. First outbreak in Navy occurred in January 1918 on USS Minneapolis in Philadelphia Navy Yard, subsequently spreading throughout the Navy, particularly during the outbreak of September/October 1918: 4,907 died and 146,446 sick (influenza, bronchitis and all forms of pneumonia included) 1918. 558 died from influenza in 1919; and 278 in 1920.

Armored cruiser No. 13 USS Montana Boatswain"s Mate 2 class Charles W. Pauly and Seaman 2d Class Roy L. Putnam killed by accidental discharge of a double-loaded gun. 18 February 1918.

The crew of auxiliary cruiser Von Steuben, while returning to Norfolk from Brest, fired upon a piece of flotsam--suspecting it to be a German U-boat. A premature explosion of a shell from #2 5-inch gun killed Mess Attendant 3d Class Ercell W. Martin, Fireman 3d class Valentine Przybylski, and Seaman 2 class Emmette J. Shields during this action. 5 March 1918.

LT. Earle W. F. Childs, USN, died while serving with the British Royal Navy on the submarine H5, which was mistaken for a U-boat and rammed. 7 March 1918.

Battleship No. 8 USS Alabama boiler accident scalded Fireman 3 class Robert Florance McCarthy who died two hours later on USS Solace. To avoid being scalded, Fireman 1 class Henry Leonhardt Schmidt jumped overboard and drowned. 15 March 1918.

Destroyer No. 74 USS Manley, while escorting a convoy off Queenstown, Ireland, collided with HMS Montagua resulting in accidental detonation of depth charges. 34 killed. 19 March 1918.

Battleship No. 36 USS Nevada Seaman Thomas G. Canter crushed to death in the shell handling room of turret #4 when his head was caught between turret track and powder compartment. 6 May 1918.

Transport Nopatin #6 boiler explosion killed Firemen 2 class Roger Hackett and Thomas Willis Benham. Lt. (j. g. ) Frank F. Foss died of injuries the following day. 5 August 1918.

Transport USS Orizaba suffered accidental explosion of 50-lb depth charge, killing Lt. Cdr. William P. Williamson instantly. Seaman 2 class Arthur K. Baird, Oiler Samuel T. Lambert, and Baker 2 class Frank Joseph Mayer died later from injuries. 17 August 1918.

During routine gunnery practice, Battleship No. 40 New Mexico Seaman Alfred Austin Byxbee was crushed to death between #1 14-inch turret and the shell stowage area within the turret structure. 4 September 1918.

Submarine chaser SC 60 sank after collision with tanker F. W. Weller. Machinist"s Mate 2 class Walter Herman Kluth and Seaman 2 class Martin Austin Wilson killed. 1 October 1918.

Troop transport USS Louisville steam accident killed Lieutenant Alexander W. Walls, Fireman 2 class Harry Leon Mercer and Fireman 1 class Paul Turner. 14 November 1918.

Motorboat USS Elizabeth wrecked on jetty near Velasco TX. Seaman Mack McKinley Shockley and Ship"s Cook 2 class Tony Baynes drowned. 15 November 1918.

Subchaser #205 gasoline explosion in the engine room killed Chief Machinist Mate Clarence Gabriel Cloffer and Machinist Mates 2 class William Hughes and Daniel B. Inman. 5 April 1919.

Collier USS Beukeldijk explosion of the inboard high furnace of #3 boiler killed Ships Cook 4 class John Pender, Jr. and Seaman William C. Hollenback. 11 April 1919.

Subchaser 297 gasoline explosion burned Gunners Mate 2 class Edward John Gaynor who died 14 days later, and Machinists Mate 1 class Joseph P. Chadderon who died two days later. 14 April 1919.

Minesweeper USS Freehold sank after being struck by the propeller of ocean liner HMS Saxonia at Pier 54 in New York harbor. Chief Machinist Mate Lawrence Lenehan drowned. 17 April 1919.

Subchaser 343 explosion caused fire and subsequent sinking of vessel. The body of Machinist Mate 2 class Sanford Rue Blakely was not recovered. 5 May 1919.

Minesweeper USS Richard Bulkeley sank during minesweeping operations in the North Sea when sweeping gear caught a mine which then exploded. Commander Frank R. King, Engineman 1 class Floyd Harman, Seaman John V. Mallon, Seaman 2 class Homer Perdue, Ship"s Cook 1 class Antino Perfidio, Fireman 2 class George P. Rezab and Fireman 1 class George M. Sowers drowned. 12 July 1919.

Destroyer Tender USS Melville lower tube blew out of #2 boiler killing Firemen 1 class Claude Turner, John Joseph O"Grady, Douglass Mathew Chambliss, Floyd Grisham and Engineman 1 class Joe Alowish Burt. 24 July 1919.

Battleship No. 34 USS New York Apprentice Seaman Paul Erwin Smith crushed to death between iron drag ladder and distribution room hatch inside #3 turret. 17 August 1919.

Minesweeper USS Auk Boatswain"s Mate 1 class Lee Afton Singleton knocked overboard and drowned after kite wire jumped out of retaining chock. 31 August 1919.

Battleship USS Mississippi (BB-23) Seaman Hubert M. Crowder severely injured when skull caught between bulkhead and powder car while inside #2 turret. 14 October 1920.

Chief Gunner"s Mate Rudolph Hersey Wiggin, while working at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, was killed in a freak accident when a loose wing nut was blown out of the compressed air charging valve bushing of a Mark VIII torpedo. 13 June 1921.

Seaman 2 class Henry A. Gaddis severely burned during a fire in the ordnance oil locker inside submarine tender USS Rainbow (AS-7) and died of these injuries 13 days later. 13 July 1921.

In 1922, 202 sailors died from disease (mainly Pneumonia and Tuberculosis), 73 from drowning, 62 killed in aviation accidents, 20 from poisoning, and 8 from other injury.

While acting as bowman on a motorboat during torpedo firing practice in San Pedro Bay, Calif., Seaman 2 class Johnie Burns Robinson was knocked overboard and drowned after the motorboat accidently hit by a practice torpedo. 4 February 1922.

Battleship North Dakota (BB-29) Seaman 2 class John Richard Wheatley struck in the head and killed when a 12-inch shell fell off loading tray inside #1 turret. 21 February 1923.

Destroyers from Squadron 11 ran aground at Point Honda, CA: USS Delphy (DD-261), USS Young (DD-312), USS S. P. Lee (DD-310), USS Woodbury (DD-309), USS Nicholas (DD-311), USS Chauncy (DD-296) and USS Fuller (DD-297). 23 killed, at least 15 seriously injured. 8 September 1923.

USS Tacoma (C-18) ran aground near Vera Cruz Mexico during a storm. During attempts to free her during the subsequent week Captain Herbert G. Sparrow, Radioman 2 class Edward Thaxter Herrick, Radioman 1 class Homer Harry Lussier and Radioman 3 class Solomon Sivin drowned. 16 January 1924.

Lt. Cdr. Oliver Walton Bagby struck in the chest and killed by 12-inch shell splinters during fragmentation experiments at the Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia. 10 March 1925.

USS Oklahoma (BB-37) Seaman 2 class Peter Joseph Carini killed inside #1 turret when 14-inch gun hydraulic recoil system failed, crushing him between gun breech and shell loading platform. 26 August 1925.

USS Farragut (DD-300) Seaman 1 class Otis Lloyd Bogar and Chief Boatswain"s Mate Joseph Becker killed after premature explosion of 4-inch shell. Seven others wounded. 27 January 1926.

Fire and explosions resulting from lightning strikes during an electrical storm resulted in an ordnance disaster at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Dover [Lake Denmark], New Jersey, killed Lt. Comdr. Edward Allen Brown, Lt. Herman Conrad Schrader, Chief Gunner Joseph Mathias Gately, and Pharmacist"s Mate Harry Christian Brown. Twelve marines, an Army officer, and two civilians were also killed, and 39 others injured. 10-16 July 1926.

USS New Mexico (BB-40) Aviation Machinist"s Mate 1 class James Merron accidentally shot and killed upon discharge of seaplane machine gun. 20 September 1927.

In 1929, 196 sailors died from disease (many from cerebrospinal meningitis), 26 from flight accidents, 44 from naval and military hazards, and 14 from poisonings.

Chief Boatswain"s Mate Eugene Leonard Danley killed, and 11 enlisted wounded, following accidental discharge of a machine gun on wing of VS-7 seaplane moored to stern of USS Concord (CL-10). 25 February 1930.

USS New Mexico (BB-40) Seaman 1 class Michael Andrey fatally injured when a 60-lb powder bag was thrown against him by the shell rammer. 19 November 1930.

During anti-aircraft firing practice aboard USS Colorado (BB-45), a 5-inch shell exploded prematurely, killing Lt. Ralph Friend Bradford, Seaman 1 class Maurice Gilbert Hawkins, and Seamen 2 class Louis Albert Clark, John Joseph Schnur, and Clarence Eugene Swift. 27 other sailors wounded. 5 November 1931.

USS Maryland (BB-46) Seaman 1 class John Jewell Plummer crushed beneath gun during turret laying drill. Died the following day on board hospital ship USS Relief (AH-1). 5 November 1931.

VT-2B Chief Aviation Pilots Clarence Marvin Carter killed, and Robert T. Thompson injured, in crash of Great Lakes TG-1 land plane at San Ysidro, Calif. 11 January 1932.

Aviation Machinist"s Mate 2 class Ira Ovel Wilson died of injuries after walking into propeller of Boeing F3B carrier fighter on flight deck of USS Langley (CV-1). 7 April 1932.

Aviation Carpenter"s Mate 3 class Robert Harold Edsall and Apprentice Seaman Nigel Merton Henton both fell 150-300 feet to their deaths after being carried aloft by toggle lines of rigid airship USS Akron (ZRS-4) during a mooring attempt at the Lighter-than-Air Field, Camp Kearny, Calif. 11 May 1932.

Aviation Pilot 1 class Arthur Thomas Mead and Donald Theodore Surber killed in crash of Great Lakes TG-2 land plane in Coronado Roads, Calif. 25 May 1932.

Lt. Comdr. Herbert Charles Rodd killed, and Aviation Pilot 1 class Hurl Orman Sell fatally injured (dying the next day), in crash of Vought O2U Corsair seaplane at Hampton Roads, Va. 15 June 1932.

Aviation Machinist"s Mate 1 class Henry John Allen and Photographer 1 class Eugene Anthony Auger both killed in surface collision between their Martin PM-2 two-engined seaplane and the US Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa off San Diego. 28 July 1932.

Lt. (jg) Dick Rinaldo Downer and Aviation Pilot 1 class John Francis Hogan drowned following crash of Martin PM-2 seaplane off Del Mar, Calif. 29 July 1932.

Seaman 1 class Charles Bugonian, Aviation Ordnanceman 1 class Daniel Roy Glaze, Chief Radioman Walter Franklin Manthorne, and Aviation Pilot 1 class John Henry Schnitzlein killed when their P2D crashed in the mouth of the Folks River, Coco Solo, Canal Zone. 1 September 1932.

Aviation Machinist"s Mate 1 class Reynold Leroy MacMillan struck in the head and killed by moving propeller of VTB-3B plane while on deck of USS Langley (CV-1). 14 December 1932.

Aviation Pilot 1 class Charles Edward Walwork killed, and Lt. (jg) Frank M. Nichols injured, in crash of O2U-4 seaplane in 40 fathoms of water off Makapuu Point, Oahu, Hawaii. 2 February 1933.

Blimp J-3 crashed while searching for survivors of USS Akron, fatally injuring Lt. Comdr. David Ervin Cummins and Aviation Chief Metalsmith Pasquale Bettio. 4 April 1933.

Aviation Metalsmith 1 class Thomas Allen Daniels killed, and Chief Aviation Pilot Garland L. Williams injured, by accidental explosion of a projectile at the Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, Virginia. 9 May 1933.

Lt. Jack C. Richardson and Aviation Chief Machinist"s Mate Frank Clarence Glazener died when SU-1 plane struck two high tension wires and crashed near Oceanside, Calif. 8 June 1933.

While operating out of the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va., an O2C-2 land plane caught fire and crashed following a gas line rupture, killing Aviation Machinist"s Mate 1 class Edward Martin McHugh. 14 July 1933.

After his patrol plane hit a violent down draft of air while flying off Pearl Harbor, Aviation Chief Machinist"s Mate Stanley John Jaros was thrown from his seat into the left propeller, killing him instantly. 14 July 1933.

Structural failure in the tail assembly resulted in the crash of a Douglas PD-1 flying boat off Pearl Harbor, killing 2 officers and 3 enlisted men. 9 August 1933.

Following the crash of a plane into the #4 barrier on flight deck of USS Saratoga (CV-3), the power wire of the barrier carried away, striking and killing Seaman 2 class George Benage Mitchell. 16 November 1933.

Test pilots Lt. William P. Davis and Aviation Machinist"s Mate 2 class Matt David Marshall killed when their XJF-1 crashed in the James River off Newport News, Va. 5 March 1934.

Ensign Otto Wieselmayer and Aviation Chief Machinist"s Mate Marcus Stovel Rice killed when their VP-3F patrol plane crashed into Panama Bay. 23 May 1934.

Lt. (jg) Robert M. Patten and Radioman 2 class James Edwin Witzman killed when SF-1 from VS-3B on USS Lexington (CV-2) crashed into the sea off Balboa, Canal Zone. 30 October 1934.

Rigid airship USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashed in a storm off California. Radioman 1 class Ernest Edwin Dailey and Mess Attendant 1 class Florentino Edquiba killed. 12 February 1935.

Lt. (jg) Carl A. R. Lindgren and Radioman 2 class Arthur Austin Freeman died when SU-2 from VS-2B crashed into the sea 10 miles west of La Jolla, Calif. 19 February 1935.

Lt. (jg) Edwin C. Kelly and Aviation Machinist"s Mate 1 class Raymond Carrillo lost their lives when BM-2 from USS Lexington (CV-2) crashed during night bombing practice off La Jolla, Calif. 27 March 1935.

O2U plane, while engaged in chasing torpedos during submarine practice, crashed into water off Barber"s Point, Oahu. Lt (jg). William R. McCuddy and Aviation Chief Machinist"s Mate Jack C. Wilson both killed. 1 May 1936.

JF-3 amphibian crashed near Oakland, Calif., shortly after takeoff, killing Lt (jg). Francis B. Waterman and Radioman 3 class James E. Pinkerton. 9 June 1936.

Engine failure of an SBU-1, and ensuing crash into Anacostia river, Washington, DC, drowns Aviation Machinist"s Mate 3 class Edward L. Gosney and Aviation Machinist"s Mate 1 class Jack Ware. 10 June 1936.

During dive bombing practice, SOC-1 from Memphis (CL-13) crashed into the sea near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Lt. Robert W. Larson and Aviation Machinist"s Mate Sidney L. Harris both killed. 11 June 1936.

USS Marblehead (CL-12) Boatswain"s Mate 2 class Percy Wiley Cofer, Seaman 1 class Robert William Opie, and Seaman 2 class Leo Steven Moranda fatally injured following accidental explosion of gun number six. 28 July 1936.

During dive bombing practice at Border Field, San Diego, the left wings of an F3F1 tore off at 1,500 feet and the aircraft plunged into the ground, killing Lt (jg). Milton G. Stephens. 30 October 1936.

While approaching Ranger (CV-4), Aviation Cadet William H. Jones accidentally flew an F3F-1 into the foremast of plane guard destroyer. Plane and body sank in 4,600 feet of water. 10 November 1936.

Two SBU-1 planes collided and crashed into the Pacific during flight operations, killing Lt (jg). Ludwell R. Pickett, Lt (jg). Joseph J. Loughlin, Aviation Machinist"s Mate 1 class John J. Carney and Aviation Chief Machinist"s Mate Harry M. Bradley. 6 April 1937.

Aviation Machinist"s Mate 2 class William Heotis killed when his plane became tangled on target tow sleeve of another plane and crashed into the sea. Pilot parachuted to safety. 23 August 1937.

Aviation Machinist"s Mate 3 class Donald A. Robinson killed when struck by propeller of a plane that crashed on flight deck of Yorktown (CV-5). 14 December 1937.

USS New York (BB-34) Seaman 2 class James Orville Epperson accidentally struck by loading tray inside #2 turret and fell into gun pit, he was then crushed by a 14-inch shell that fell in immediately afterwards. 31 January 1940.

PBY-5 aircraft, while enroute from San Diego to Pensacola, encountered severe weather over Texas and 5-members of crew forced to bail out. One parachute failed and Aviation Machinist"s Mate 2 class William F. Percich fell to his death. 2 January 1941.

Twin-engine transport plane R2D-1, which had rescued four crewmen who had bailed out of PBY on 2 January, crashed and burned while trying to land at San Diego. Four officers and three enlisted men of the R2D-1 and the four PBY crew all died in the crash. 4 January 1941.

USS California (BB-44) Seaman 2 class Norris Rabelee Wilson died of injuries suffered on the shell deck of #4 turret when he was caught between rotating part of turret and a secured service shell. 18 June 1941.

Submarine chaser USS PC-457 sank after colliding with the merchant ship SS Norluna north of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fireman 2 class Francis Carl McKenna, USNR and Seaman 1 class Howard Dorsey Osborn, USNR, killed. 14 August 1941.

Between 7 December 1941 and 29 December 1946, 1,469 enlisted men were killed in air combat, 460 were killed in action on the ground, and 3,303 enlisted men were killed in flight accidents.

USS Truxtun (DD-229) and USS Pollux (AKS-2) ran aground during a storm in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, and broke up in surf. 204 killed. 18 February 1942.

A TBF Avenger splashed on takeoff from USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) in the eastern Pacific. Radioman killed when depth charge activated and exploded. 2 September 1943.

USS Mississippi (BB-41), during combat operations off Makin, Gilbert Islands, suffers cordite explosion in #2 14-inch gun turret. 43 killed, 19 injured. 20 November 1943.

Accidental ordnance blast on LST-353 sets off cataclysmic ammunition explosions at West Loch, Pearl Harbor. Six tank landing ships (LST-39, LST-43, LST-69, LST-179, LST-353, LST-480), three tank landing craft (LCT-961, LCT-963, LCT-983), and 17 track landing vehicles (LVTs) are destroyed in explosions and fires. 163 killed and 396 injured. 21 May 1944.

Munitions explosion on Pier #1 at US Naval Magazine, Port Chicago CA. 241 Navy, 1 Marine, 5 Coast Guard and 73 civilians killed; 390 injured including 233 African-American Navy personnel. 17 July 1944.

LT Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the older brother of John F. Kennedy, was killed with his co-pilot in a mid-air explosion after taking off from England in a PB4Y from Special Attack Unit One (SAU-1). Following manual takeoff, they were supposed to parachute out over the English Channel while the radio-controlled explosive-filled drone proceeded to attack a German V-2 missile-launching site. Possible causes include faulty wiring or FM signals from a nearby transmitter. 12 August 1944.

USS Mount Hood (AE-11), with a cargo of 3,800 tons of ordnance, suddenly exploded in Seeadler Harbor, Admiralty Islands, creating a mushroom cloud that rose 7,000 feet into the air. The tremendous explosion ripped a 300 foot long, 50 foot wide, and 40 foot deep crater into the ocean floor. Metal fragments caused many casualties and severe damage to nearby ships and twenty-two small boats and landing craft were sunk, destroyed, or damaged beyond repair. Casualties included 45 known dead, 327 missing, and 371 injured. The only survivors of Mount Hood"s 318-man crew were a shore party of 18 sailors who saw a flash from the harbor followed by two quick explosions. 10 November 1944.

Task Force 38 struck by typhoon off the Philippines. Destroyers USS Hull (DD-350), USS Spence (DD-512), and USS Monaghan (DD-354) capsized and sank, at least 28 other vessels damaged. About 790 killed and 80 injured. 18 December 1944.

While replenishing ordnance in Leyte Gulf, aircraft carrier Randolph (CV-15) was buzzed by an Army P-38 Mustang that subsequently crashed her forward flight deck. Explosion and fire killed 14, injured 11, and destroyed 11 other planes. 7 June 1945.

Typhoon passes within 15 miles of Okinawa, severely damaging ships in Buckner Bay anchorage. 12 small ships and landing craft sunk, 222 others beached. 73 killed, 49 injured. 11 October 1945.

Flight 19, comprised of 5 TBM Avengers on a training flight from Fort Lauderdale, FL, strayed off course, ran out of fuel and crashed into heavy seas. 14 killed. During the subsequent search, which involved hundreds of ships and aircraft, a PBM Mariner with a crew of 13 also crashed with no survivors. 5 December 1945.

USS Solar (DE-221), commanded by LCDR Eugene R. LaRocque, destroyed in ordnance accident at Naval Ammunition Depot at Earle, NJ. 7 killed and 30 injured. 30 April 1946.

PBM-5 crash in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez, ARM1 Wendell K. Henderson, and ARM1 Frederick W. Williams killed. 30 December 1946.

After an F2H Banshee crashed through the safety barrier of USS Essex (CV-9), the resulting fire and explosion killed seven sailors. 16 September 1951.

LCPL of LST 561 foundered off Yongpyong-do, west coast of Korea with loss of all hands: two USN officers including COMLSTDIV-12, two US Army officers, one ROKN officer, five USN enlisted and two Royal Marines. 2 March 1952.

While USS Boxer (CV21) conducted flight operations off Korea, an explosion of a Panther jet aircraft (F9F) on the hangar deck caused a fire which ignited gasoline and ammunition. Nine personnel including one officer died of smoke and burns. Helicopters and destroyers of Task Force 77 rescued 63 survivors from the sea. 6 August 1952.

A Navy Mariner PBM, while on a night ASW patrol flight, crashed on Shikoku Island, Japan. The entire crew including five officers and nine enlisted men, killed. 8 August 1952.

176 killed in an Atlantic collision between the Wasp (CV-18) and the Hobson (DD-464). While the Wasp turned into the wind to recover aircraft, Hobson crossed the carrier"s bow from starboard to port and was struck amidship breaking Hobson in two. 24 September 1952.

USS Ashtabula (AO 51) suffered a gasoline explosion while at Sasebo, Japan, resulting in one man missing, three injured, and considerable material damage to the ship. 30 November 1952.

Accidental ignition of hydraulic fluid in catapult system starts a fire in Leyte (CV-32) at the Charlestown Naval Shipyard, Boston. 32 sailors and five civilians killed, 40 injured. 15 October 1953.

While off Narragansett Bay, a catapult hydraulic fluid explosion, followed by secondary explosions, killed 103 aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) crewmen and injured 201 others. 26 May 1954.

D-2 tractor offloaded from icebreaker USS Glacier (AGB-4), driven by CD3 Richard T. Williams, USN, crashed through the ice off Cape Royds, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze I. The driver and tractor were swallowed by the ice. 6 January 1956.

D-8 tractor driven by CD1 Max R. Kiel, USN, was swallowed by a 100 foot-deep "V" shaped crevasse while filling a crevasse 110 miles east of Little America, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze I. The cab of the tractor was smashed by impact with the narrowing ice walls and Kiel instantly crushed. It was impossible to recover Kiel"s body. 5 March 1956.

During a night march at the Parris Island recruit depot, an exceptionally strong tidal current in Ribbon Creek swept over Marine Platoon 71, drowning six men. 8 April 1956.

P2V-2N from squadron VX-6 crashed in a storm at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze II. Capt. Rayburn Hudman, USMC; LT David W. Carey, USNR; AT1 Charles S. Miller, USN; and AD1 Marian O. Marze, USN, died. 18 October 1956.

During an ASW exercise off Pearl Harbor, submarine USS Stickleback (SS-415) lost power and broached just ahead of destroyer escort Silverstein (DE-534). Holed in the resulting collision, the submarine gradually flooded and sank in 1,800 fathoms of water. No injuries. 28 May 1958.

Single-engine Otter cargo aircraft from VX-6 crashed during takeoff at Marble Point, Antarctica. LT Harvey E. Gardner, USN, and LT(JG) Lawrence J. Farrell, USN, died. 4 January 1959.

During carrier operations, an FJ Fury crashed USS Essex (CV-9) flight deck, killing two men, injuring 21, and destroying five other planes. 20 June 1959.

During a storm off Virginia, destroyer USS Daly (DD-519) was caught in a huge swell, killing one sailor and sweeping five others over board. 4 February 1960.

R6D Douglas Liftmaster from Fleet Tactical Support Squadron One (VR-1) involved in mid-air collision with a Brasilian Real Airlines aircraft over Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, during President Eisenhower"s 3-day tour of Brasil. Of the 41 passengers and crew on the R6D, 3 miraculously survived. The dead included 19 US Navy Bandsmen. 25 February 1960.

In a collision near Cape Henry between destroyer escort USS Darby (DE-218) and ore ship Soya-Atlantic, two sailors were killed and several others injured. 19 March 1960.

A fire during the building of aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) at the New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, killed 46 workers and injured 150. 19 December 1960.

After launching from the deck of USS Antietam (CVS-36) on 4 May 1961, and reaching the unprecedented height of 113,500 feet, the high-altitude research balloon Strato-Lab High 5 splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the accidental flooding of the passenger compartment, Lt. Comdr. Victor A. Prather drowned before rescue crews could arrive on the scene. 4 May 1961.

Two buildings were blown up by solid fuel used to hurl rockets into orbit in West Virginia. The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory is operated by the Hercules Powder Company for the Navy. There was another explosion on the following day in a boiler room. The laboratory is spread over several hundred acres; the explosion was in two buildings identified as the solid propellant pilot plant. (20?) May 1961.

During a test run from Norfolk to New York, a fire in the machinery room of aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) killed four men and injured nine others. 6 November 1961.

P2V Neptune from VX-6 crashed during take-off from Wilkes Station, Antarctica. LCDR William D. Counts, USN; LT(JG) Romauld P. Compton, USN; AMH1 William W. Chastain, USN; ADR2 James L. Gray, USN; and a civilian seismologist were killed. 9 November 1961.

USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank with all hands in 8500 feet of water, 220 miles east of Boston. 112 Navy personnel and 17 civilian technicians killed. 10 April 1963.

While operating at night off Cape Henry, USS Randolph (CVA-15) starboard deck-edge elevator broke loose, dropping five men and one airplane into the Atlantic. Three men recovered, two drowned. 1 April 1964.

Two enlisted deep sea divers burned beyond recognition, and two others functioning as "tenders" were injured (treated for smoke inhalation) during a flash fire inside a decompression chamber during a physiological experiment simulating a pressure of 250 feet of depth for two hours at the Washington Navy Yard, DC. 16 February 1965.

While off Norfolk, a catapult launch off Independence (CVA-62) ruptures an F-4B Phantom fighter"s detachable fuel tank, spilling and igniting 4,000 gallons of jet fuel. Fire destroyed another Phantom and spreads into aviation stores compartment before being extinguished. 16 sailors burned or injured. 12 December 1965.

DC-3 *** aircraft from VX-6 crashed during landing on the Ross ice shelf in the Antarctic while supporting Operation Deep Freeze. All six members of the crew killed. 3 February 1966.

USS Oriskany (CV-34) fire and explosions in hanger bay during flight operations off Vietnam. During handling in a high explosives magazine a Mk Mod 3 flare was dropped and its safety lanyard inadvertently pulled, starting the fire which ignited more flares, 2. 75-inch rockets, and a liquid oxygen cart. 44 died of asphyxiation except one who died from burns and injuries. 156 injured. 26 October 1966.

During gunline operations off South Vietnam, USS Manley (DD-940) suffers a 5-inch gun powder fire and explosion. Three sailors injured. 7 December 1966.

A collision between tanker SS Tom Bigbee and USS McMorris (DE-1036) about 75 miles southeast of Honolulu kills two sailors and injures seven others. 2 February 1967.

Two S2E Trackers from USS Randolph (CVS-15) collided midair and exploded off the bow during CQ flight operations while southeast of Norfolk, Va. Both aircraft lost, all 4 pilots killed. 6 July 1967.

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) fire and explosions on flight deck during combat operations off Vietnam. After an inadvertent firing of a Zuni rocket which struck an A-4 aircraft igniting its JP-5 fuel, other aircraft loaded with bombs and missiles were consumed leading to explosions. Sixty aircraft were damaged or destroyed. Ship damage totaled $72. 1 million. 134 killed and 161 injured. 29 July 1967.

At Mayport, a spontaneous-combustion fire in a rag store room in aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV-38) killed one sailor in the fire party and severely injured another. 7 October 1967.

Grounded at Rhodes, Greece, by heavy winds and seas, destroyer USS Bache (DD-470) is abandoned and later broken up for salvage. No major injuries. 7 February 1968.

USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) suffers ordnance accident resulting in fire and explosions while operating off Hawaii. Fifteen aircraft were destroyed and 17 were damaged. The ship suffered $56. 2 million in damages; aircraft losses totaled over $70 million. 28 killed, 343 injured. 15 January 1969.

An A4E "Skyhawk" from VA-164 lost when aircraft nose gear collapsed during catapult launch from USS Hancock (CVA-19), killing LCDR Myers. 9 February 1969.

The destroyer got underway for her first western Pacific deployment in over 20 years on 12 August 1970, arriving off the coast of Vietnam on 7 September. Assigned to the gun line, the destroyer provided naval gunfire support to troops ashore for four days until suffering an in-bore shell explosion in Mount 51, killing three sailors and injuring ten others.

An F-8J Crusader from VF-24 struck the flight deck ramp of USS Hancock (CVA-19) and exploded during night carrier qualifications, killing LT. Darrell N. Eggert. 1 September 1970.

While serving on the gunline off South Vietnam, destroyer Lloyd Thomas suffered an in-bore shell detonation in the forward twin 5-inch gun mount. The explosion blew the left gun barrel 200-yards out to sea and wrecked the gun mount itself, killing 3 men and injuring 10 others. The ship was saved further damage by quick-responding damage control parties who rapidly dumped hot ammunition over the side. 11 September 1970.

USS Trenton (LPD-14) engine room main guarding steam valve ruptures, instantly killing four sailors and burning six others, two of whom later die from burns. 28 June 1971.

USS Belknap (DLG-26) collides with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the Mediterranean. One Kennedy crewman killed, seven Belknap crewmen killed and 47 injured. 22 November 1975.

LCM-6 from USS Trenton (LPD-14) carrying sailors and marines returning from liberty to USS Trenton and USS Guam (LPH-9), capsized after collision with Spanish merchant ship Urlea off Barcelona, Spain. 49 died in the accident. 17 January 1977.

USS Manley (DD-940) suffered a flash-back in a 5-inch gun mount during gunnery exercises off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. One officer and three sailors were severely injured. 16 Mar 1977.

USS Manley (DD-940) experienced a fuel line rupture and fire in the boiler room. LT Gilbert Johnson was badly burned and subsequently died. Eight other sailors received minor burns. 9 April 1979.

EA-6B Prowler crashed into flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a night landing, 14 sailors and marines killed, and 45 injured. Twelve aircraft lost or destroyed at a cost of $73 million. 26 May 1981.

During night recovery operations in the Mediterranean Sea, a VQ-2 EA-3B Skywarrior crashed through the flight deck barrier on aircraft carrier Nimitz and went over the side. All 7 crewmen died when the plane sank a few minutes later. 25 January 1987.

Explosion and fire killed two crewmen and injured sixteen others aboard USS Midway, which was conducting routine flight operations 125 miles off Japan"s Pacific coast. The initial explosion was in a fourth-deck storeroom, a second explosion occurred in the same store room 45 minutes later. 20 June 1990.

Marine 1st Lt. Michael N. Monroe was killed and three other Marines injured when their HMMWV, went over an embankment and dropped about 20 feet. The Marines were shifting camp sites in night training exercises. 30 October 1990.

Ten sailors were killed when a steam valve ruptured aboard USS Iwo Jima, which was in the Arabian Sea to take part in amphibious landing exercises on 31 October. 30 October 1990

An Israeli-chartered liberty ferry shuttling crewmembers of the USS Saratoga (CV-60) capsized and sank in 20 seconds off Haifa, Israel, resulting in 21 drowned. 21 December 1990.

One Marine killed and two wounded when their convoy which was returning from an artillery operation was hit by cluster bomb munitions apparently by "friendly fire." 2 February 1991. ????????????

During night submarine tracking exercises off San Diego, two P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft from VP-50 collide and crash into the sea. All crewmen from both aircraft were killed, 27 total. 21 March 1991.

The carbon dioxide fire-extinguishing system discharged inexplicably, suffocating two sailors and fatally wounding a third. The men were working in a paint storage locker. 30 July 1992.

LT. Joel Todd Martinique died and 5 others were injured when a UH-1N "huey" helicopter carrying six personnel impacted the water after taking off from Peleliu (LHA-5). CAPT. Carl A. Gumpert, Jr., 1st LT. Scott S. Jensen, CPL. Michael E. Passaro, LCPL. Wayne E. King, and Seaman Apprentice Caleb Sutton were flown to Camp Pendleton"s Naval Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, after being pulled from the water. The aircraft was conducting a medical evacuation mission with suspected appendicitis victim Seaman Sutton. LT. Martinique, a naval doctor, was accompanying the patient when the "Huey" went into the water. The aircraft was part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 163(C). 7 October 1993.

A VF-84 F-14 from NAS Oceana, VA, crashed in Currituck Sound, NC, after receiving indications of an onboard fire when returning from a routine air combat training mission. LT. Jeffry Daus was picked up from land by local authorities and LCDR. Kevin Wensig was rescued by a fishing boat from Currituck Sound before both were taken to local hospitals, treated for minor injuries and released. 18 November 1993.

An HH-46 Sea Knight from Inchon (LPH-12) crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about 500 miles northeast of Bermuda. The twin-rotor helicopter was assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6, Det 1, NAS Norfolk, VA. Missing and presumed dead are LT. Edward "Randy" O"Neill, LT. Michael Tanner, and AT3 Patrick Bleakney. Airman Brian Darley was rescued from the sea by a boat from Trenton (LPD-14) and treated for a hip dislocation, broken wrist and minor scrapes and bruises. Inchon had commenced a scheduled six-month Mediterranean Sea deployment on 5 January 10 January 1994.

An F/A-18 from VFA-82 crashed in the Ocala National Forest, about 40 miles west of Daytona, FL, during a training exercise. The pilot, LT Adam Kaff, was rescued by helicopter, treated for minor injuries and released. 21 June 1994.

An EA-6B from VAQ-141, NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, crashed short of the runway at NAS Fallon, Nevada. All four crew members ejected safely and were treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries. The aircraft was conducting training operations. 29 June 1994.

A fire broke out aboard George Washington (CVN-73) at the starboard aft fueling station sending 13 sailors to sick bay with smoke inhalation injuries. The fire damaged the refueling station, an aviation equipment test station and three adjacent compartments. All of the injured were treated and back to duty by the next morning. The fire was extinguished in about an hour and normal flight operations resumed. Airborne aircraft were diverted to Italian airfields and flight deck aircraft were moved from danger. 11 July 1994.

LT. Laurence B. Williams, LT. Mark Koteek, Chief Aviation Survivalman Peter A. Leeman, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st class Michael R. Gill, all of the Coast Guard, were killed with their HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from CGAS Humboldt Bay, Calif., crashed in heavy fog into a cliff off the coast of northern California. 12 July 1994.

A T-2 Buckeye assigned to VT-19, NAS Meridian, Tenn., crashed shortly after takeoff from NAS Oceana, VA. Both pilots ejected; Navy LT. Mark Sharp was killed and Marine 1st LT Carl Hogsett sustained broken bones and a serious head injury. 23 July 1994.

Two T-45 Goshawks from VT-21, flying as part of a four-plane formation, collided in midair near NAS Kingsville, TX. LT(jg) Shawn Inman ejected safely from the first aircraft, was treated for minor injuries and released. LT(jg) Brian S. DeHaan, the pilot of the second aircraft, was unable to eject and was killed in the crash. It was the first solo for both student pilots. 27 August 1994.

Two F-14 Tomcats from Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) collided off the North Carolina coast while conducting a routine training mission. Two aviators were lost at sea when their aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. The other F-14 landed at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, with both crewmen uninjured. 15 September 1994

A-6E "Intruder" from VA-115 crashed during a low level training route over Yoshinogawa River on the island of Shikoku, Japan. LT Eric A. Hamm and LT John J. Dunne, Jr. were killed. 14 October 1994.

UH-1N of HMLA-267 crashed at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, while conducting a training flight. SGT Ernest A. Miller, III, killed and four others injured. 14 October 1994.

F-14 crashed about 50 miles of the Coast of San Diego, California, during an attempted landing on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), killing LT Kara Hultgreen. 25 October 1994.

T-34C "Turbo-Mentor" from VT-28 crashed in the Gulf of Mexico during a routine training mission. Instructor pilot LT David J. Huber killed, and student pilot ENS Joseph W. Moorehouse seriously injured. 14 February 1995.

SH-60F "Seahawk" from HS-14 assigned to USS Independence (CV-62) crashed at night 110 miles off the east coast of Japan. AW1 William Quinn and AW1 Humberto Escobar were killed. Pilot LT Todd Flannery and copilot ENS Gust Sparangis were injured. 15 March 1995.

F-14 "Tomcat" from VF-14 crashed about 75 miles off the Virginia coast while conducting a routine training mission. LT Jerry Seagle and an Air Force officer were treated for mild hypothermia. 23 March 1995.

F/A-18 of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 134 overshot the runway and crash landed at Naval Air Station Miramar, California. CAPT John Jantzen received minor injuries. 24 April 1995.

F/A-18 "Hornet" crashed in northwest New Mexico. RADM James G. Prout, III, Commander, Carrier Group Three, and CDR Joseph Kleefisch, commanding officer of VFA-25 were killed. 17 May 1995.

Cessna 172 with four VA-165 sailors based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, clipped a power line and crashed in the desert near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. AO1 Christopher W. Pantelopoulos (reportedly the pilot), AOAN James E. Pedersen, and AOAN Erik R. Bess were killed and AOAA Timothy S. Moseley was injured. 27 May 1995.

A VS-33 S-3B, on a routine training mission from Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed into the Pacific. All 4 crew members ejected approximately 130 miles west of North Island and were recovered after less than an hour in the water by an SH-60F belonging to HS-8, also on board Nimitz. The four crewmen, who escaped serious injury, were LCdr. Paul Hennes, mission commander; Lts. Scott Morrissey, pilot, and Mary Keiming, co-tactical coordinator; and AW1 Charles Colvin, sensor operator. Three other HS-8 helos and one VAW-112 E-2C Hawkeye participated in the search effort. 21 July 1995.

LT. Norman Weakland and LT. Ty Loutsenheiser, two VFA-125 pilots, safely ejected from their F/A-18D Hornet prior to its impact on the bombing range 35 miles northeast of NAS Fallon, Nevada. The pilots were rescued by NAS Fallon Search and Rescue crew later that day. 24 August 1995.

1st LT. Michael G. Blaisdell, a Marine F/A-18 pilot assigned to VFA-106, was killed when his Hornet crashed at approximately 1830 while he was performing touch-and-go exercises at NAS Cecil Field"s outlying field at Whitehouse, FL. 30 August 1995.

An F-14A from VF-213 crashed during routine training operations about 55 miles from Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which was 800 miles west of Guam at the time. The Tomcat"s pilot, LT. Neal P. Jennings, and radar intercept officer, LT(JG) Timothy J. Gusewelle, suffered burns on their faces and hands. They were rescued by a small boat from John Paul Jones (DDG-53). A helicopter from HS-6 embarked on Lincolnalso participated in the rescue. 20 September 1995.

An H-60 Seahawk assigned to HS-4, NAS North Island, Calif., crashed on a bombing range 12 miles south of NAS Fallon, Nev., while on a routine training exercise. LT. Kevin Guth, LT. Fremont Besmer, AW1 Mark Klausmeier, AW2 Mark Mitchum, and AW2 Matthew Shicks were rescued by another HS-4 helo participating in the exercise and were treated for minor injuries. 25 September 1995.

All four crew members are believed dead after their CH-46 Sea Knight 50 miles off the Virginia coast near Cape Henry. The helicopter crashed while supporting nighttime training operations with Guam (LPH 9). The body of AT2 Daniel R. Biddle, 26, was recovered by searchers operating from Guam. Not recovered and presumed dead are LT. Ronald J. Mobayed, LT. Robert W. Vogel, and AT3 Eric M. Hakel. The four were members of HC-6 based out of Norfolk,VA. 3 October 1995.

Two F/A-18 "Hornets" of Strike Fighter Squadron 22, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, collided over the Desatoya Mountains about 50 miles northeast of Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, during routine training. Pilot LT Kevin Duggan treated for minor injuries, and pilot LCDR William Braker was killed. 17 January 1996.

F-14A "Tomcat" of Fighter Squadron 213 crashed in a suburban area near Nashville, Tennessee after taking off from Air National Guard"s Berry Field for its return to Naval Air Station Miramar, California, during a routine airways navigation training flight. Pilot LCDR John Bates, radar intercept officer LT Graham Higgins, and three civilians were killed. 29 January 1996.

HH-1 "Huey" search and rescue helicopter based at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, crashed in a remote area about 20 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe, while participating in a civilian search and rescue effort. LT Dan Keohane, petty officers Ron Brabant and Jason Cassady, and corpsman Ken May were injured in the crash. 22 February 1996.

EA-6B "Prowler" from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 crashed during a routine flight from USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). LCDR James Dee and LT Thomas Francis were killed. LT Charles Luttrell and LT Derrick Busse were injured. 24 February 1996.

S-3 "Viking" of Sea Control Squadron (VS) 24 crashed at sea near Puerto Rico while on a routine training mission. Pilot LT Donald Cioffi and Naval Flight Officer LT Thomas Wilcox were killed. 15 March 1996.

F/A-18C "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, stationed at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, crashed near Naval Air Facility El Centro, California. The pilot, CAPT Michael P. Jeffries ejected prior to the crash and suffered minor injuries. 2 April 1996.

CH-46 "Sea Knight" and an AH-1W "Super Cobra" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, collided above Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. MAJ Michael D. Kuszewski, CAPT Scott T. Rice, 1st LT Joseph R. Fandrey, 1st LT Arthur J. Schneider, CPL Brandon J. Tucker, CPL Brian L. Collins, CPL Britt T. Stacey, CPL Erik D. Kirkland , LCPL John P. Condello, LCPL Jackie D. Chidester, LCPL Jose L. Elizarraras, LCPL Jorge E. Malagon, Navy Hospitalman (HN) Brent W. Garmon, and an Army sergeant were killed. 10 May 1996.

F/A-18A "Hornet" from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 crashed about 50 miles east of Wallops Island, Virginia, during a training mission. The pilot, MAJ Patrick Gregoire, was killed. 22 August 1996.

EA-6B "Prowler" of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, crashed during a training mission at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona. Pilot CAPT Gregory O. Glaeser, and electronic countermeasures officers LTCOL Joseph E. Connell, II, MAJ John S. Bacheller, and CAPT Brian F. Hussey were killed. 23 August 1996.

HH-60H "Seahawk" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 15 on board USS Enterprise (CVN-65) crashed in the northern Persian Gulf during a routine training mission. Pilots LCDR Jeffrey Hilliard and LT Robert Wood, Jr., and Sea Air Land Team 8 member AW1 Steven Voight were killed. Nine survivors were recovered. 25 October 1996.

F/A-18C "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 crashed during a night landing on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the north Pacific. CAPT Christopher Hodges was not seriously injured. 4 December 1996.

S-3B Viking antisubmarine aircraft assigned to Sea Control Squadron (VS-22), embarked on USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) clipped 7 to 10-foot-high seas off Israeli coast and crashed killing the crew of four: LCDR Mark Ehlers, LT Mark Eyre, LT Mike Weems, and AW3 Wendy Potter. 4 February 1997.

F/A-18D "Hornet" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather)-21, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, crashed into the Yellow Sea 60 miles southwest of Korea. CAPT Mark R. Nickles and MAJ Danny A. D"Eredita were killed. 9 February 1997.

AV-8B "Harrier" of Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, crashed at Bogue Field, North Carolina, The pilot, CAPT Grant Fukuda, ejected and was medevaced to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. 18 February 1997.

T-34C "Turbo-Mariner" of Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadron 101 crashed 11 miles northeast of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. LT John Bush and LT(JG) Michael Moffatt, Jr. were killed. 27 February 1997.

HH-60H "Seahawk" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 3, based at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida, crashed off North Carolina while operating from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). LCDR Joseph F. King, LT Christopher D. Buckley, AWC Andrew K. Baker, and AW2 Edward J. Kos were killed. 13 March 1997.

During launch of F/A-18 "Hornet" of Strike Fighter Squadron 27 on USS Independence (CV-62), the aircraft"s port main landing gear collapsed, causing the weapons pylon to strike the waist catapult center deck hatch, which closed on the catapult operator, ABAN Fred Watson, III, who was medevaced to a hospital in nearby Sydney, Australia, for treatment of two broken legs and a broken arm. 2 April 1997.

CH-46E "Sea Knight" of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164, based at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, crashed following takeoff from USS Juneau (LPD-10) off California. Pilot MAJ Dennis A. Dogs, copilot CAPT Paul D. Barnes, aerial observer LCPL Rodolfo Guajardo and crew chief CPL Michael J. Tsoris were killed. 10 May 1997.

SH-60B "Seahawk" of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 47 crashed during a flight from its home base at Naval Air Station North Island, California. The five occupants: LT Kelly Mackey, LT John Lee, LTJG Donald Hillegas, LTJG Kent Koontz, and AW3 Daniel Garber, were killed. 6 March 1998.

SH-60F "Seahawk" made an emergency landing near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. AW2 Michael DeWitt was killed, and nine other occupants received minor injuries. 28 May 1998.

Two F-14 "Tomcats" of Fighter Squadron 103, operating from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), collided over Mediterranean Sea. One aircraft safely landed. The crew of the other ejected; pilot LCDR Ronald Wise was killed and radar intercept officer LT William Kane was injured. 31 July 1998.

H-60 "Seahawk" of Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, training at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, crashed while assisting in a search and rescue effort for a missing private aircraft. Two crew members were killed and two injured. 26 September 1998.

EA-6B "Prowler" returning to USS Enterprise (CVN-65) during a flight off the coast of Virginia struck an S-3 "Viking" from Sea Control Squadron 22 on the flight deck. Both crews ejected. The "Prowler" crew from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130, including LTJG Brendan Duffy, LCDR Kurt Barich, LTJG Charles Woodard and LTJG Meredith Loughran killed. 8 November 1998.

CH-46 "Sea Knight" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 deployed aboard USNS Sirius (TAF 8) crashed while conducting vertical replenishment with USS Stump (DD-978) in the Mediterranean. LT Aaron Barbosa and AMS2 Ross Daniel lost at sea. 19 November 1998.

A Marine CH-53E "Super Stallion" from Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 struck water during low-light operations with night-vision gear off Japan. Four killed. 10 April 1999.

CH-53D "Sea Stallion" from Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Oahu) lost its tail boom while landing, causing the helo to roll over. The four crew members sustained minor injuries. 23 June 1999.

One sailor and six Marines killed when CH-46 "Sea Knight" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, flying from USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), crashed off the California coast. 9 December 1999.

MV-22 "Osprey" based on Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and temporarily attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, crashed near Tucson killing all 19 Marines aboard. The Osprey was part of a two-plane flight conducting operational evaluation. 8 April 2000.

Pilot and radio intercept officer killed when F-14 "Tomcat" assigned to Fighter Squadron 101, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, crashed during a flight demonstration at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. 18 June 2000.

One person killed when the landing gear of a CH-53E "Super Stallion" of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 collapsed during maintenance at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. 21 June 2000.

Both crew members killed when T-38A "Talon" of the US Naval Test Pilot School, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, crashed at the station. 11 July 2000.

Nine passengers killed when Navy-contracted Piper "Navajo Chieftain" on a routine shuttle flight from Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, crashed in New Jersey. 9 August 2000.

Two F/A-18D "Hornets" of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, collided in midair near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. One plane crashed, killing both aircrew members; the other landed safely. 11 September 2000.

Instructor pilot and student killed when T-34C "Turbo Mentor" of Training Squadron 10, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, crashed in Alabama. 27 September 2000.

Seaman Matthew Draughon drowned while salvaging the wreckage of a Misawa F-16 that had crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base, Japan. The umbilical lines supplying air and communications to Draughon became wrapped around the ship"s anchor chain. Strong currents whipped the chain, which hit Draughon and caused him to lose his diving helmet. 5 May 2001.

Sailor lost at sea during an attempted search and rescue hoist by a HH-60H "Seahawk" from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 14 in the Arabian Sea. 7 November 2001.

Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker and Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson from USS Peterson (DD-969) boarding party drowned after oil smuggling merchant ship Samra foundered in the northern Persian Gulf. 18 November 2001.

KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) crashed near Shamsii, Pakistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Command Pilot Captain Matthew W. Bancroft, Co-Pilot Captain Daniel G. McCollum, Flight Engineer Gunnery Sergeant Stephen L. Bryson, Loadmaster Staff Sergeant Scott N. Germosen, Flight Mechanic Sergeant Nathan P. Hays, Flight Navigator Lance Corporal Bryan P. Bertrand, Radio Operator Sergeant Jeannette L. Winters killed. 9 January 2002.

Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, injured when an unknown item exploded in a burn pit while they were burning trash at their base camp in Qandahar, Afghanistan. Three Marines injured. 17 January 2002.

Two US Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, were injured when the backblast of a C-17 aircraft disembarking personnel and equipment at Qandahar, Afghanistan, caused two aluminum pallets to blow into the air, landing in the tent area of the Marines. The injuries were not life threatening. 18-19 January 2002.

1st Light Armored Reconn (LAR) Battalion, US Marine Corps Corporal was acting as one of two required ground guides in order to assist in moving an M-813 5-ton truck off a loading ramp. As the driver started the truck, the Corporal jumped off the loading ramp onto the ground behind the truck. The truck jerked backwards pinning him between the truck and the loading ramp. The Corporal suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. 18 January 2002.

CH-53E from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, crashed 60 kilometers south of Bagram in northern Afghanistan. Staff SGT Walter F. Cohee III and Staff SGT Dwight J. Morgan killed and five injured. 20 January 2002.

5-ton truck participating in a battalion field firing exercise apparently jack-knifed while towing a M198 (155mm howitzer). The truck then rolled over. The mishap occurred at night (1830 PST--Sunset was 1727 PST). All 8 personnel were airlifted to a local hospital. 3 deaths and 3 serious injuries. 5 February 2002.

Copilot and one crew member suffered minor injuries when their CH-46 "Sea Knight" from squadron HS-6 crashed during vertical replenishment with Mount Baker (T-AE- 34) 100 miles east of the Virginia Capes. 7 February 2002.

UH-1N "Huey" from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 crashed in the Chocolate Mountains of Imperial County, California, during a routine training maneuver. Two Marines were killed and two injured. 14 February 2002.

Recruit collapsed while marching with his platoon. Three Parris Island drill instructors might have taken training too far, leading to the collapse of a recruit. Recruit was taken to a battalion aid station, where he became unconscious, lapsed into a coma, and was transferred to a local hospital and subsequently moved to Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. 8 March 2002.

Arabian Sea. F-14A overboard on landing, John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Aircraft returned from mission and was conducted an arrested night landing onboard USS Stennis. Upon engagement of the arresting gear, the aircraft"s tail hook failed. The aircraft continued off the angle with insufficient flying speed and impacted the water. Both crewmembers ejected and were recovered; only one suffered minor injuries. Aircraft destroyed. 8 Marc