Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 January 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-11708
Location: off Natal, Brazil –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
On January 29, 1943, an aircraft disappeared off the Brazilian coast enroute from Accra, Ghana to Natal, Brazil. Subsequently, a life raft was discovered on February 4, 1943, near Recife, Brazil, containing the remains of Major Arthur Mills. Further life rafts were found on February 5, 1943, on the beach of Ponte Negra, Brazil, with the remains of six men. This suggests a possible maritime disappearance.On January 29, 1943, an aircraft disappeared off the Brazilian coast enroute from Accra, Ghana to Natal, Brazil. Subsequently, a life raft was discovered on February 4, 1943, near Recife, Brazil, containing the remains of Major Arthur Mills. Further life rafts were found on February 5, 1943, on the beach of Ponte Negra, Brazil, with the remains of six men. This suggests a possible maritime disappearance.
Description
The aircraft disappeared off Brazilian coast while enroute from Accra, Ghana to Natal, Brazil. A wide search for the plane was conducted and was abandoned January 29. On February 4, 1943 a life raft was found at sea by the U.S. Destroyer Kearney about 60 miles due East of Recife, Brazil with the body of one passenger. On February 5, 1943 another life raft was found on the beach of Ponte Negra, Brazil. It contained the remains of Major Arthur Mills. Six life jackets were found in the raft indicating that there were originally six men in the raft.
Primary Cause
Possible maritime disappearance of an aircraft.Possible maritime disappearance of an aircraft.Share on:
