ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27908
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1946 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 59721 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | N of Munson, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Midair collision with 59437 while in formation over Munson, FL. 14 crew on 59721 killed, 14 on 59437. One bailed out and later found dead. Reported a Grumman F6F Hellcat collided with the tail of one Privateer, which looses control and hit the second. The Hellcat landed safely.
Sources:
St Petersburg Times 11 May 1946, p1+2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Aug-2011 14:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2011 00:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 00:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:21 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2020 07:25 | The2ndBaron | Updated [Phase] |
| 11-Feb-2021 18:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2022 19:50 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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