

Détails:
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.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 26 février 1945 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Consolidated C-87A Liberator Express |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 41-24174 |
| Numéro de série: | 969 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 6 / Ã bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 4 / Ã bord: 4 |
| Total: | victimes: 10 / Ã bord: 10 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Disparu |
| Conséquences: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Lieu de l'accident: | de Marshall Islands ( Océan Pacifique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Kwajalein Airport (KWA/PKWA), Iles Marshalls |
| Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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:
» pacificwrecks.comPhotos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Kwajalein Airport et Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI est de 3913 km (2446 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Kwajalein Airport et Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI est de 3913 km (2446 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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