ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 112073
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 1944 |
| Time: | 11:13 |
| Type: |  North American B-25J Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 43-28070 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | 270 miles east of Natal -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Natal, Brazil |
| Ascension Island |
B-25J Mitchell #43-28070, with the 554th Base Unit, was lost on a flight over the South Atlantic Ocean, 270 miles east of Natal, Brazil, while on a ferrying flight to Ascension Island, then onward
to Casablanca, Morocco. All six airmen aboard were declared dead while missing.
Missing Air Crew Report № 6062.
MIA were:
2nd Lt. Morgan A. Bell, O-759557, WA, Pilot
2nd Lt. Jack E. Rankin, O-758065, OH, Co-Pilot
1st Lt. Irwin H. Kolar, O-807240, IL, Navigator
2nd Lt. Eugene M. Mouilleseaux, O-708093, MI, Bombardier
Sgt. James Pease, 19140167, CA, Flight Engineer
Cpl. Walter W. Winchip, 32746527, NY, Radio Operator
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
USAAF Missing Air Crew Report № 6062
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83961144/morgan-andrew-bell
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2022 06:06 | Gumby778 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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