Last updated: 19 August 2019
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 9 December 1942 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-11707 |
| C/n / msn: | 203 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 410 km (256.3 mls) W off Ascension Island ( Atlantic Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Natal Airport, RN (NAT/SBNT), Brazil |
| Georgetown-Wideawake Field (ASI/FHAW), St. Helena |
Crashed into the sea en route between Natal and Ascension Island. Last radio contact with Natal was at 03:37.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Natal Airport, RN to Georgetown-Wideawake Field as the crow flies is 2303 km (1439 miles).
Distance from Natal Airport, RN to Georgetown-Wideawake Field as the crow flies is 2303 km (1439 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
