Date & Time:
Feb 8, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
41-11602
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
98
YOM:
1941
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
8
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
While overflying the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea off Messina. SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the eight crew members.
