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Suffered a double engine failure in flight and was ditched in the mouth of the Suriname River. All occupants were rescued.
Crew:
Luther O'Hern, pilot.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Martin B-26B-4 Marauder off Suriname: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Martin B-26 Marauder

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41-18021

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Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Georgetown – Belém

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En route from Georgetown to Belém, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Suriname. Lost without trace.
Crew:
1st Lt Orville P. Cobb, pilot,
2nd Lt Robert P. Baker,
2nd Lt Howard L. Burden,
Sgt Kenneth V. McClung.

Crash of a Douglas B-18B Bolo off Suriname: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Douglas B-18 Bolo

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37-483

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Paramaribo - Paramaribo

MSN:

2483

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1937

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic ocean off Suriname while on a flight from Paramaribo Airport. All four crew members were missing.
Crew:
Cpt Kenneth V. Carlsen,
S/Sgt Claude S. Adams,
Sgt Liberato N. Bianchi,
Sgt John B. Wolven.