Accident Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer 59642,
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Date:Wednesday 18 July 1945
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic P4Y model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 59642
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Atlantic Ocean -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Miami, FL (ca 00:00)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Went missing on training flight out of NAS Miami, FL. 17 crew missing.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
St. Petersburg Times 20 July 1945, p17

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
28-Sep-2022 16:13 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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