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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 59422 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dongfang County-Level City, Hainan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Went missing on combat patrol. According to witnesses the aircraft was hit by Japanese AA fire as it was attacking the Sheklock mines with the aircraft going down about 10 miles west of the mines. The wreckage was later found in 1947. The remains of the crew were repatriated and they were buried as a group in Arlington Cemetery
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
https://www.vpnavy.org/vp119_mishap.html
https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2010/160/49332127_127621368082.jpg
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53529168/alvin-ray-martin
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Mar-2025 11:30 | ANX555 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2025 13:55 | RDV | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, ] |
| 19-Oct-2025 13:55 | RDV | Updated |
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