ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199548
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| Date: | Thursday 18 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 49624 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ormoc Bay -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacloban |
| Tacloban |
The aircraft was returning to Tacloban from a patrol to North Borneo when, low on fuel, it encountered bad weather and the pilot ditched into Ormoc Bay. The crew were rescued by a PT Boat, only the turret gunner was injured.
Sources:
http://www.dd-692.com/pv1.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2017 06:50 | Neil Krumbeck | Added |
| 09-Sep-2017 06:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code] |
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