ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337555
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| Date: | Sunday 4 November 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 314 |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | NC18601 |
| MSN: | 1988 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1939 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1000 km NE off Honolulu, HI -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu (unknown airport), HI |
| San Francisco Municipal Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
The 'Honolulu Clipper' flying boat landed in the Pacific Ocean after the loss of 2 of the 4 engines in flight. The plane was damaged during the Navy's attempted tow and salvage. The aircraft was then sunk by US Navy gunfire.
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