Los G6435 Portugal

1943 LISBON, PORTUGAL. On February 22nd, the Pan American Airlines Boeing 314A “Yankee Clipper” on a flight from Bermuda to Lisbon was coming in to land when the left wing tip skimmed along the surface of the water, dug in and the plane crashed into the river. It remained partially submerged for approximately 10 minutes, then disappeared below the surface. There were 24 fatalities. This censored cover from Argentina to Sweden has the Swedish printed explanatory label on the back, and an arrival cancel of 8.3.43 (Sanford 430222c)