Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II near Castroville: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 4, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
AJ183
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4321
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Suffered a structural failure in flight and crashed 16 km north of Castroville. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert J. Hanish,
2nd Lt Charles M. Lortie,
T/Sgt Leon J. Cortese.
Crew:
1st Lt Robert J. Hanish,
2nd Lt Charles M. Lortie,
T/Sgt Leon J. Cortese.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.
