Estado: | |
Fecha: | martes 9 febrero 1943 |
Tipo: | Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registración: | 41-23850 |
Numéro de série: | 645 |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 6 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 8 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | cerca Zaragoza, Nuevo León ( México)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Militar |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | ? |
Descripción: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.
Fuentes:
» Ellensburg Daily Record 25 February 1943, p3
»
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» El Informador 12 February 1943, p1+7
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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.