Status: | |
Date: | Monday 30 December 1946 |
Type: | Martin PBM-5 Mariner |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 59098 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Thurston Island ( Antarctica)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Hit a ridge and burned on Thurston Island. The aircraft was part of the Byrd expedition to Antarctica. The survivors were rescued after thirteen days.
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US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos»
El Litoral, 13-1-1947
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.