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| Date: | Wednesday 6 January 1954 |
| Time: | 20:17 |
| Type: |  Consolidated P4Y-1P Privateer |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 90224 |
| MSN: | 5980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 0,75 mi S of France Field, CZ -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, CA |
| France Field, Colon, CZ |
Navy photograhpic plane undershot by 2,5 miles while approaching and crashed in a jungle area.
Sources:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/00254
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/00289
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2015 18:01 | TB | Added |
| 28-Nov-2015 18:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2020 08:13 | The2ndBaron | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Sep-2022 12:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2025 11:43 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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