Accident Martin PBM-3C Mariner 6545,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77390
 
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Date:Tuesday 10 July 1945
Time:
Type:Martin PBM-3C Mariner
Owner/operator:VPB2-3 OTU US Navy
Registration: 6545
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:off Great Exuma Island, Bahamas -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
last position call was near providence island
Went missing on radar patrol flight to Great Exuma Island, Bahamas.

Sources:

http://joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries2.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bermuda_Triangle_incidents [summary of incident and picture of missing crewman

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
11-Dec-2017 15:10 nomann Updated [Country]
22-Dec-2017 17:30 niemann Updated [Narrative]
28-Aug-2019 16:33 Niemann Updated [Operator, Source, Damage]
28-Dec-2019 21:13 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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