Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 June 1945
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 46468
Location: NW off Iwo Jima –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Catalina aircraftCatalina aircraft
Category: Accident
A Catalina aircraft, part of a search party or a P-51 fighter plane, disappeared following a strike at Osaka, Japan, on June 1, 1945.A Catalina aircraft, part of a search party or a P-51 fighter plane, disappeared following a strike at Osaka, Japan, on June 1, 1945.
Description
The Catalina was part of several aircraft searching or a P-51 that went missing following a strike at Osaka, Japan on June 1, 1945.
Source of Information
http://www.vpnavy.org/vp23_mishap.htmlhttp://www.vpnavy.org/vp23_mishap.htmlPrimary Cause
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