Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer

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Registration:

8.F.7

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Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District

Schedule:

Saigon - Saigon

Location:

Saigon

Country:

Vietnam

Region:

Asia

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Shortly after takeoff from Saigon-Tân Son Nhât Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion. A pilot was seriously injured while 12 other crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Audibert, chief of staff for the 8.F. fleet, pilot, †
M. Thedenat, pilot,
M. Lasalle, mechanic, †
M. Dupont, mechanic, †
M. Rousse, radio operator, †
M. Coche, mechanic, †
M. Froget, radio operator, †
M. Deberghes, navigator, †
M. Blin, navigator, †
M. Depré, gunner, †
Cpt Venot, chief of the Tân Son Nhât Airbase, †
M. Enault, mechanic, †
M. Souret, mechanic. †

Crash of a Consolidated PB4Y-1 Privateer in Adak: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1952

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Yes

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Adak

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On final approach to Adak Airport, the aircraft was too low and hit a sand dune short of runway threshold. It went out of control and crashed in flames. A crew member was killed while six other were injured.

Crash of a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer in Waldron Field

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1952

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Registration:

59646

Flight Type:

Military

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MSN:

59646

YOM:

1943

Location:

Waldron Field

Texas

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer off Corpus Christi NAS: 10 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1952

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Corpus Christi – Alameda

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Corpus Christi

Texas

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Shortly after takeoff from Corpus Christi NAS, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. All ten occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt William Ervin Dozier,
Lt Bertram Magna Roeder,
Lt Delangton Ernest Ruttledge,
Lt Rodney Gwynn Williams,
Richard Wilfred Augrain,
Robert Benedict Nye,
Richard Charles Chase,
John Leonard Daffenberg,
Donald Jarrell Givens,
Robert Herman Steinbaugh.

Crash of a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer in Atsuji NAS: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1952

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Registration:

59704

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Atsugi - Atsugi

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59704

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1943

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Shortly after takeoff from Atsugi NAS, while in initial climb, two engines failed, causing the aircraft to stall and to crash 6 km east of the airfield. All 12 crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer in Indochina: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

8.F.2

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Military

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Yes

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Crashed on approach following an engine failure. A crew member was killed, pilot Perrault.

Crash of a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer on Little Tanaga Island: 10 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1951

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Registration:

66280

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Site:

Mountains

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Adak - Adak

MSN:

6280

YOM:

1944

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Little Tanaga Island

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Few minutes after its takeoff from Adak Airport, en route for a maritime patrol flight, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located on the Little Tanaga Island. The wreckage was found about 20 miles southeast of Adak Airport and all 10 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Berdel A. Cook,
William H. Diana Jr.,
Frank M. Sueley,
George Y. Jenkins,
James G. Mallard,
Frank W. Mullick,
Marvin P. Huber,
Anthony C. Molina,
Wilford E. Tacie,
Donald R. McNair.

Crash of a Consolidated PB4Y-5A Privateer in Shemya: 9 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1951

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Registration:

59875

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Shemya - Shemya

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59875

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1943

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Shemya

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Crashed in flames while taking off from Shemya Airport, Aleutians Islands. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
Arthur Samuel MacFarlane, pilot,
William Horace Somerville,
John Frederick Jackson Jr.,
Roy Thomas Pevehouse,
Edward McCamley Jr.,
Charles Richard Post,
Teddy Richard Smith,
George H. Little,
James L. McDonnelly.

Crash of a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer on Amak Island: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

66298

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Cold Bay - Cold Bay

MSN:

66298

YOM:

1944

Location:

Amak Island

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