Narrative:
Mid-air collision between Catalina's 0462 and 0463, 110 km W of San Diego as part of a formation flight in darkness and that had entered an area of heavy rain.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 1938 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 0463 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off San Clemente Island, CA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-North Island NAS, CA (NZY/KNZY), United States of America |
| San Diego-North Island NAS, CA (NZY/KNZY), United States of America |
Mid-air collision between Catalina's 0462 and 0463, 110 km W of San Diego as part of a formation flight in darkness and that had entered an area of heavy rain.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe BaugherPhotos
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