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| Date: | Monday 13 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadian Vickers OA-10A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-34080 |
| MSN: | CV591 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | off Tateyama Airfield -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saipan International Airport (SPN/PGSN) |
Shot down by Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter planes. Only one crew member survived the crash.
Sources:
MACR
PacificWrecks.com
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