ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337378
| Date: | Monday 11 March 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 48389 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km off Newport Beach, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Catalina ditched in heavy sea due to engine failure on aflight from Terminal Island, California to El Paso, Texas, USA. Five crew and two passengers swam ashore.
Sources:
San Pedro News 12 March 1946, p1
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