Date & Time:
Mar 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
29733
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island
MSN:
4886
YOM:
1942
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
6
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed Whidbey Island NAS on a training exercise jointly with a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. While maneuvering over the Puget Sound, both airplanes collided and crashed into the sea some 3 km off Richmond Beach. All seven crew members in both aircraft were killed.
