Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 41-11706 |
MSN: | 202 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | N of Gaeta Village, Florida Island -
Solomon Islands
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Canton Island Airport (CIS/PCIS) |
Destination airport: | Guadalcanal Airport (GSI) |
Narrative:The Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express was destroyed in an accident on Florida Island, Solomon Islands. All 27 on board were killed.
The airplane was operated by a Consairways crew on behalf of the USAAF's Air Transport Command (ATC), flying 21 high ranking passengers from the U.S to Guadalcanal and Brisbane, Australia.
It crashed in a jungle on a mountain top while approaching the airport at Guadalcanal.
Sources:
archaehistoria.org Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation