Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express crash, Jul 26, 1944 (27 killed)

Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express accident on July 26, 1944 near Florida Island, Solomon Islands with 27 fatalities.

A Consolidated C 87 Liberator Express (41-11706) operated by Consairways flew from Canton Island toward Honiara, Guadalcanal, in July 1944. It disappeared after being last tracked by radar over Malaita Island and struck a hilltop north of Gaeta village on Florida Island, Solomon Islands, on 26 July 1944. All occupants were killed.

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