ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185877
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 January 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SE of Honolulu, Oahu, HI -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Johnston Island |
| Kwajalein | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Missing after reported one propeller had been feathered and loosing altitude. Crew found and rescued after two days.
Sources:
ABC (Madrid) 21 January 1955, p26/23 January 1955, p47
Youngstown Vindicator 21 January 1955, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2016 15:47 | TB | Added |
| 26-Mar-2016 15:53 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2019 19:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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