ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196489
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| Date: | Saturday 7 July 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 59538 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taushima Straits between Kyushu and Korea -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yontain Airfield, Okinawa |
Shot down during a bombing raid. Eight crew members perished in the crash. Four of them survived by parachuting to safety.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/pb4y-2/59538.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2017 15:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jul-2020 07:25 | The2ndBaron | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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