63934

On December 18, 1943 at 12:00 AM, 63934 experienced a crash involving Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Mossley Great Manchester.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was on his way to RAF Dunkeswell, Devon, following a flight from the US. While flying over Manchester, the crew was informed that RAF Dunkeswell was closed to traffic due to unfavorable weather conditions. The crew tried several times to locate the airport but without success. Eventually, all 10 occupants decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft crashed on peat moorland named Broken Bround and located some ten miles East of Manchester, near Mossley. While the aircraft was destroyed, all ten occupants were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration 63934, MSN 63934, year of manufacture 1943.