44-34080

On August 13, 1945 at 12:00 AM, 44-34080 experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Tateyama Kanto.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While approaching Tateyama Airfield, the seaplane was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter (Mitsubishi Zero) and crashed into the Tateyama Bay. A crew member was rescued while six others were killed. Crew: 1st Lt Edwin E. Bodley, Cpl Philip W. Carter, 2nd Lt Lawrence H. Chandler, 1st Lt Edmund L. Eliason, S/Sgt David A. Kressler, Sgt Vernon R. Radmall.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-34080, MSN CV-591.