Narrative:
Abandoned by crew about 16 km east off Hollywood, FL. Six occupants were rescued by the Coast Guard. Two crew members were reported missing.
The airplane continued across the Gulf of Mexico, crashing into Cerro Viejo, near Zaragoza, Nuevo León in Mexico.
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» El Informador 12 February 1943, p1+7
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 9 February 1943 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-23850 |
| MSN: | 645 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Zaragoza, Nuevo León ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Abandoned by crew about 16 km east off Hollywood, FL. Six occupants were rescued by the Coast Guard. Two crew members were reported missing.
The airplane continued across the Gulf of Mexico, crashing into Cerro Viejo, near Zaragoza, Nuevo León in Mexico.
Sources:
» Ellensburg Daily Record 25 February 1943, p3» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» El Informador 12 February 1943, p1+7
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