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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 08409 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Attu Island-Casco Field NAS, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Attu Island-Casco Field NAS, AK |
Sank in 90 feet of water in failed takeoff in rough seas.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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