;15 January 1943: US Army Air Force C-54 41-32939 crashed 25 mi ENE of Paramaribo, Suriname en route to North Africa from the United States after an unexplained midair breakup, killing all 35 on board, including Eric Knight, author of the novel Lassie Come-Home. The aircraft was operated by TWA on behalf of the USAAF's Air Transport Command. Two other C-54s flying before and after the crashed C-54 noticed anti-aircraft fire from what looked like an enemy submarine.
