uber , ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁for ▁Tr in idad ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁It ▁then ▁disappeared ▁with ▁the ▁assumed ▁loss ▁of ▁all ▁on ▁board . ▁The ories ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁aircraft ▁missed ▁its ▁destination ▁and ▁impact ed ▁high ▁mountains ▁in ▁Venezuela . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁aircraft ▁is ▁assumed ▁by ▁investig ators ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁# 3 9 - 5 , ▁which ▁is ▁officially ▁listed ▁( c rypt ically ) ▁as ▁having ▁crash ed ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁having ▁been ▁str icken ▁from ▁invent ory ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Colonel ▁C ull en ▁was ▁in ▁charge , ▁while ▁Captain ▁Ro ose vel t ▁( who ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁pilot ) ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁planning ▁the ▁fl ights ▁and ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁photograph s . ▁This ▁aircraft , ▁given ▁the ▁nick name ▁" the ▁Blue ▁Go ose " ▁ ▁proceeded ▁via ▁Brazil ▁across ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁A ▁support ▁group ▁of ▁about ▁twenty ▁men ▁arrived ▁in ▁Acc ra ▁via ▁ship . ▁ ▁During ▁April , ▁long ▁range ▁miss ions ▁were ▁conducted ▁over ▁most ▁of ▁North ▁Africa , ▁obtain ing ▁imag ery ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁French , ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁Italian ▁support ▁points , ▁not ably ▁rail ways , ▁ports , ▁and ▁aer od rom es . ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁reports ▁fl ights ▁were ▁also ▁made ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Ch ung king , ▁China , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁map ▁the ▁Asian ▁supply ▁route . ▁During