Crash of a Douglas B-26C Invader off Playa Girón: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 17, 1961
Registration:
903
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1742
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shot down by a US ship during the Bay of Pigs invasion. The airplane crashed into the sea off Playa Girón, killing all four crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down by US fire.
