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| Date: | Friday 11 June 1943 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 7273 |
| MSN: | 424 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Atlantic, SE of Iceland -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed at sea while attempting to rescue the crew of RAF Fortress II FA704. The crew members were located five days later, but all but one had died of exposure.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
VP-84 Mishap List
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