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| Date: | Wednesday 9 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-11707 |
| MSN: | 203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 410 km W off Ascension Island -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Natal Airport, RN (NAT/SBNT) |
| Georgetown-Wideawake Field (ASI/FHAW) |
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)
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