ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311366
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | airplane |
| Owner/operator: | RAF Atlantic Transport Command |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 90 mi NW of Belém, PA -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ocean Ferry Base, Belém, PA |
Twin engine medium bomber crashed into the jungle near the mouth of Amazonas due to engine failure during a ferry flight. Canadians F.B. Clark and J.G. Doherty bailed out. Civil Capt Gene Hamilton Rowe killed in bail-out. Both survivers rescued by a US Navy dirigible airship which landed on a clearing in the jungle (after a few weeks).
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 25 March 1944, p7
Gene Hamilton Rowe (1 FEB 44)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2023 13:24 | TB | Added |
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