Date & Time:
Apr 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Registration:
42-32441
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Paramaribo - Belém
MSN:
93-12549
YOM:
1942
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
6
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Homestead AFB, Florida, on a flight to Europe via South America and Africa. On the leg from Paramaribo to Belém, it failed to arrive at destination and is believed to have crashed into the sea off Marajó Island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert W. Boze, pilot,
2nd Lt Charles F. Arrott Jr., copilot,
Sgt Benjamin A. Abrams Jr., flight engineer,
2nd Lt John P. Brady, navigator,
S/Sgt William T. McKenzie, radio operator,
Sgt Charles N. Delisle, air gunner.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert W. Boze, pilot,
2nd Lt Charles F. Arrott Jr., copilot,
Sgt Benjamin A. Abrams Jr., flight engineer,
2nd Lt John P. Brady, navigator,
S/Sgt William T. McKenzie, radio operator,
Sgt Charles N. Delisle, air gunner.
