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| Date: | Wednesday 11 August 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 59776 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rota Island -
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Flew into cliff at end of Rota Island NAS Agana.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html
El Litoral 13 August 1948, p1
El Siglo de Torreón 14 August 1948, p3
The Tuscaloosa News 13 August 1948, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Feb-2015 16:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2015 20:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2017 22:01 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 06-Jun-2022 09:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country, ] |
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