Crash of a Douglas C-49D in Grande Rivière: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 1, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-7717
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Losey - Willer
MSN:
4142
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Losey AFB (Porto Rico) to Willer AFB, Trinidad. While approaching its destination, the aircraft hit a mountain located five miles south of Grand Rivière and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed.
