Oran - Oran
Flight / Schedule
Oran - Oran
Aircraft
Lockheed PV-1 VenturaRegistration
FP633
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
April 1, 1944 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Mediterranean Sea All World
Region
World • World
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On April 1, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Oran - Oran experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Mediterranean Sea All World.
The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Mediterranean Sea. En route, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by mistake by a RAF Beaufighter and crashed into the sea. All five crewmen were killed. Crew (500th Squadron): F/O Wayne Sheldon Shea, F/O Vernon Clifford Pockson, P/O Frederick Joseph Schmidt, W/O Henry Ernest Parsloe, Sgt John Philip Taylor.
Aircraft reference details include registration FP633.
Fatalities
Total
5
Crew
5
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Mediterranean Sea. En route, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by mistake by a RAF Beaufighter and crashed into the sea. All five crewmen were killed. Crew (500th Squadron): F/O Wayne Sheldon Shea, F/O Vernon Clifford Pockson, P/O Frederick Joseph Schmidt, W/O Henry Ernest Parsloe, Sgt John Philip Taylor.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Oran - Oran
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
World • World
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Lockheed PV-1 VenturaRegistration
FP633
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