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| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 1938 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 0462 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off San Clemente Island, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-North Island NAS, CA (NZY/KNZY) |
| San Diego-North Island NAS, CA (NZY/KNZY) |
Mid-air collision between Catalina's 0462 and 0463, over the Pacific Ocean 110 km W of San Diego and crashed into sea. The Catalina's were part of formation flying in darkness and that entered an area of heavy rain and poor visibility.
Sources:
Military Aviation Disasters/David Gero
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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