Date:	Thursday 8 November 1945
Time:	20:00
Type:	Martin PBM-5 Mariner
Owner/operator:	United States Navy
Registration:	59113
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Other fatalities:	10
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	4 km NNW off Corpus Christi NAS, TX (NGP) -   United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mid-air collision between Martin PBM-3S Mariner 01710 and Martin PBM-5 Mariner 59113 off NAS Corpus Christi, TX. Both aircraft were operating on a night time training mission.
Mariner 01710 was approaching while Mariner 59113 was taking off from the water, overtaking 01710. A collision occurred at a height of about 400 feet and both planes crashed.

US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos
Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999

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