Narrative:
Lost at sea on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 9 May 1948 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 64015 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Caribbean ( Atlantic Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS (NRR/TJNR), Puerto Rico |
| Key West NAS, FL (NQX/KNQX), United States of America |
Lost at sea on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Sources:
» The Evening Independent - May 14, 1948Photos
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS to Key West NAS, FL as the crow flies is 1794 km (1121 miles).
Distance from Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS to Key West NAS, FL as the crow flies is 1794 km (1121 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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