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| Date: | Wednesday 19 January 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 34002 |
| MSN: | 1386 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean SE of Honolulu, Oahu, HI -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Johnston Island |
| Kwajalein |
Missing after reported one propeller had been feathered and loosing altitude. Crew found and rescued after two days.
Sources:
ABC (Madrid) 21 January 1955, p26/23 January 1955, p47
Youngstown Vindicator 21 January 1955, p1 n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2016 15:47 | TB | Added |
| 26-Mar-2016 15:53 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2019 19:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2024 12:27 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
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