ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192721
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| Date: | Monday 10 January 1944 |
| Time: | 98:34 |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | VB-132, US Navy |
| Registration: | 34790 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 miles off the coast of French Morocco -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 10 January 1944, the PV-1 BuNo 34790 of VB-132, based in Port Lyautey, Morocco, crashed into the sea 25 miles off the coast of French Morocco, Northwest Africa, at 0934 hrs during a routine gunnery and bombing training flight. There was no survivor.
Crew (all killed):
Lt Edward P Wood (pilot)
Lt.(jg) Carl O Swanson (co-pilot)
AMM2c Mario Amodio
ARM2c Leland G Vojta
AOM3c Robert M Stacy
ARM3c Richard H Harpster
Sources:
VB-132 War Diary, January 1944 (available online at https://www.fold3.com/image/274228839)
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/LLJan44.htm
https://www.abmc.gov/database-search
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2017 14:48 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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