Accident Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina 64015, Sunday 9 May 1948
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Date:Sunday 9 May 1948
Time:03:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 64015
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Caribbean -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS (NRR/TJNR)
Destination airport:Key West NAS, FL (NQX/KNQX)
Narrative:
Lost at sea on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Sources:

The Evening Independent - May 14, 1948

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