ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340662
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 33965 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 160 km off Tutuila, American Samoa -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Landed at sea to rescue R4D pilot 100 miles from Tutulia Island. Prop came off and hit pilot who was killed. All rescued by DE which sank PBY by gunfire.
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