Accident Consolidated P4Y-2B Privateer 59925, Friday 16 April 1954
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Date:Friday 16 April 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P4Y model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated P4Y-2B Privateer
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 59925
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ellesmere Island, NFL -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed west of Thule, Greenland. Wreck discovered April 28, 1954.

Sources:

The Leader-Post 5 May 1954, p2
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jan-2018 17:00 TB Added
27-Sep-2022 18:05 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
28-Oct-2025 13:01 Cobar Updated [Phase, Narrative, ]

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