The aircraft crashed on a flight from Bouniquen field, Puerto Rico by way of Waller field, Trinidad to Atkinson field, British Guiana.

An intensive search for the plane wreckage was eventually rewarded when an observation plane sighted parts of the plane, open parachutes, one life vest, two life rafts-one capsized-and two oxygen bottles. No sign of survivors was found, and the search was abandoned two days later.

Crew members and passengers of B-24 #42-7617 “Sunflower Sue”

KIA 15 Nov 1943

Pilot: 2nd Lt. Albert A Poor, NH O-803864

Co Pilot: 2nd Lt. Charles W. Kirtland, CA O-685330

Navigator: 2nd Lt. Richard E Rice, OH O-807931

Bombardier: 2nd Lt. Joseph P. Baxter, NY 0-749827

Radio Operator: T/Sgt. Herbert L McGuffin, D.C. 33194547

Engineer: T/Sgt. Welcome L Cunningham, MT 39613477

Gunner: S/Sgt. Charles L Neinfeldt, WI 36297440

Gunner: S/Sgt. Otis M Walker, TX 38247507

Gunner: Sgt. Martin E Free, GA 34445854

Passenger: S/Sgt. Robert E Krause, MO 37499513

Passenger: M/Sgt. Robert E O'Hara, PA 33138285

Passenger: S/Sgt. Severn W Peterson, ND 37284853

Passenger: M/Sgt. William E Talley, NC 34257433