Tinian - Tinian

On March 9, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Tinian - Tinian experienced a crash involving Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Tokyo Kanto.

The flight was categorized as aerial photography and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 86.7%.

Crew on board: 15, crew fatalities: 13, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew left Tinian Island bound for Tokyo to perform aerial photography of the Japanese Imperial fleet based in the Tokyo Bay. While overflying the Tokyo Bay at a height of 500 feet, the seaplane was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire and crashed into the bay. Two crew members were rescued while 13 others were killed

Aircraft reference details include registration 59497, MSN 59497, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.6738°, 139.8106°.