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| Date: | Tuesday 20 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed EP-80A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-8416 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles east of Piña Beach -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | France Field, CZ |
Crashed into the sea 150 meters from beach due to fuel exhaustion while flying with EP-80 45-8434 and both got lost in dense fog. Pilot Valentine W. Kegg not found.
Sources:
AAIR (MIAW)
La Noticia (Managua) 23 January 1948, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2023 15:12 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2024 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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