Accident Consolidated B-24J Liberator 42-100307,
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Date:Saturday 22 January 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated B-24J Liberator
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-100307
MSN: 3456
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Fortaleza, CE -   Brazil
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:SBFZ
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain in heavy rain.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://tokdehistoria.com.br/2011/07/04/1944-the-tragedy-of-the-b-24/
JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Jan-2012 05:44 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
10-May-2015 09:14 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Jun-2015 20:38 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
12-Nov-2015 05:13 junior sjc Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
12-Nov-2015 10:18 junior sjc Updated [Phase, Destination airport]

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