ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185205
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Kawanishi H8K2 (Emily) |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Korkor, Palau |
| Davao, Philippines |
Crashed in the Pacific Ocean in a typhoon. No survivors were found.
Admiral Mineichi Koga, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet died in the crash.
Sources:
1. https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2006/04/25/333286/finally-honors-col-james-cushing
2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineichi_Koga
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2016 13:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Jul-2022 07:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2022 21:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Jul-2022 22:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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