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| Date: | Friday 11 July 1952 |
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| Type: |  Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Seattle, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A US Navy PBY Catalina training aircraft crashed into Lake Washington while practicing landings. The four survivors were rescued from the wings on which they had clambered.
Sources:
Lewistown Morning Tribune 12 July 1952, p1
The Bulletin 12 July 1952, p5
Ellenburg Daily Record 12 July 1952, p2 (photo)
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