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| Date: | Monday 10 April 1950 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Consolidated Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Benton Harbor, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed out of gas on banks of Lake Michigan during thunderstorm and was destroyed. Circling many hours over city in zero visibility before. Occupants uninjured.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 11 April 1950, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2017 15:50 | TB | Added |
| 15-Sep-2023 07:54 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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