1945 — May 23, US Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator engine failure, crash at sea off Iwo Jima —     12

Compiled 12-21-2023 by Wayne Blanchard for: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

–12  Aviation Safety Network. USN PB4Y-1 engine failure, crash at sea off Iwo Jima, 5-23-45

–12  Baugher. US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (30147 to 39998). 9-1-2023 rev.

 Narrative Information

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database, 1945, p. 87:

“Date:                          Wednesday 23 May 1945

“Time:                         day

“Type:                         Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator

“Owner/operator:        VPB-102 US Navy

“Registration:              38843

“MSN:                         4774

“Fatalities:                   Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 15

“Location:                   Pacific Ocean, off Iwo Jima – Japan [US liberated Iwo Jima March 26.]

“Phase:                        En route

“Nature:                      Military

“Departure airport:     

“Destination airport:  

“Narrative:                  …. Written off (destroyed) when crashed at sea due to engine failure at Iwo

Jima, South Pacific, May 23 1945. Of the 15 crew, 12 were killed and three were rescued.”

(Aviation Safety Network. USN PB4Y-1 engine failure, crash at sea off Iwo Jima, 5-23-1945.)

Baugher: “….38843 (VPB-102, ex USAAF 44-40835) crashed at sea due to engine failure Iwo Jima, South Pacific 5/23/1945. 12 killed, 3 rescued…”

Sources

Aviation Safety Network, Flight Safety Foundation, Database, 1945, p. 87. USN PB4Y-1 engine failure, crash at sea off Iwo Jima, 5-23-1945. Accessed 12-21-2023 at:

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/81951

Baugher, Joseph F. US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (30147 to 39998). 9-1-2023 revision. Accessed 12-21-2023 at: http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries4.html