Date & Time:
Mar 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Registration:
41-3451
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Desert
MSN:
5781
YOM:
1941
Country:
Mauritania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crash landed in a desert area located 145 km southeast of Atar and came to rest, broken in two. All five crew members survived the accidents and were rescued by locals seven days later.