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| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 48291 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two US Navy planes collided in midair over Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU). The Corsair fighter crashed, killing the pilot. The Catalina crashed but one crew members survived.
Sources:
The Deseret News - Dec 16, 1947
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