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| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated OA-10 Catalina (PBY-5) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-109023 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Bay of Salerno -
 Italy
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (DTTB) |
Shot down by German Bf 109Gs. The crew of six and one observer died in the crash.
Sources:
Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)
US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War / Ragnar J Ragnarsson
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