Narrative:
The C-87 transport plane took from Guam on a flight to Hawaii transporting senior staff for prepare for a high-level meeting on plans for the final assault on Japan during World War II. Weather was reported as broken clouds at 3,000 - 6,000 feet. The aircraft was lost at sea between Kwajalein and Hawaii.
Last contact was by radio at 12:15 when the aircraft's position was reported as 11 degrees 15' north, 174 degrees 15' east.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 26 February 1945 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87A Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-24174 |
| MSN: | 969 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Marshall Islands ( Pacific Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kwajalein Airport (KWA/PKWA), Marshall Islands |
| Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK), United States of America |
The C-87 transport plane took from Guam on a flight to Hawaii transporting senior staff for prepare for a high-level meeting on plans for the final assault on Japan during World War II. Weather was reported as broken clouds at 3,000 - 6,000 feet. The aircraft was lost at sea between Kwajalein and Hawaii.
Last contact was by radio at 12:15 when the aircraft's position was reported as 11 degrees 15' north, 174 degrees 15' east.
Sources:
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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 Kwajalein Airport to Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI as the crow flies is 3913 km (2446 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Kwajalein Airport to Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI as the crow flies is 3913 km (2446 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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