ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 81700
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| Date: | Friday 15 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| Owner/operator: | VMBF-333 USMC |
| Registration: | 54181 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea off Hawaii -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Ewa, Oahu |
At about 1600 hrs on 15 December, 1944 2nd Lt Peter Clinch USMCR of the Marine Aircraft Towing Detachment Three took off from Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, Oahu for a local training flight with the SBD-5 BuNo 54181 of VMBF-333 (loaned to Marine Aircraft Towing Detachment Three for checking pilots). The aircraft did not return and probably disappeared in the ocean.
Sources:
VMBF-333 War Diary, December 1944 (available online at https://www.fold3.com/image/293468918)
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/LLDec44.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMFA-333
http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/hawaii/honolulu-county/ewa/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Dec-2015 17:11 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2018 21:26 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
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