Accra – Georgetown – Natal – Belém

On December 9, 1942 at 12:00 AM, Accra – Georgetown – Natal – Belém experienced a crash involving Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

On the leg from Georgetown to Natal, on a flight from Accra to Belém, the four engine aircraft crashed into the Atlantic ocean, some 410 km west of the Ascension Island. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The last radio contact was recorded at 0337LT.

Aircraft reference details include registration 41-11707, MSN 203.