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MishapVP-146 MishapMishap

1940's

MishapsMISHAPs: 29 AUG 43 A/C PV-1 ventura Location: North Cascades of Washington State flying out of NAS Whidbey Island, Washington Strike: Yes Deaths: 06 BUNO: Unknown BUNO: 34637 Cause: Bad weather crashed into a mountain siide. Missing during instrument training flight from Ault Field, NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, vicinity of Evertt & Bellington,Wash. Lt.Cmdr Ralph R.Beacham-pilot, Ens Charles E. Nestor, Amm3c C. A. Brown, Amm3c L. E. DeMarco, Aom3c Robert Wigray, and Arm3c F. D. LaVallec. Plane & crews remains found Oct 1994 on Mount Baker, Wa. Contributed by Terry Contributed by Terry pb4y-2@sbcglobal.net [28DEC2000 | 14AUG98]

MishapsMISHAPs: 20 OCT 44 A/C: PV-1 ventura Location: Between Morotai and Molucca Island Strike: YES BUNO: 34799 Cause: Missing in action over Borneo and persumed crashed and crew MIA. Crew: Pilot ENS Kenneth R Ambule, ARM1c George V Robinson, LT(jg) William B Taylor, ENS Robert A Delop, AMM3c John R Kendall, AOM3c Earl A Leyten and AMM2c Francis R Harris. [07OCT2009]

UPDATE "...Searching for an obit or names of mother and father of a AOM3c Earl A. Leyten lost (MIA) while serving with VPB-146 on October 20th, 1944..." Contributed by Robert Dixon yardman44@hotmail.com [07OCT2009]

MishapsMISHAPs: 13 NOV 44 A/C: PV-1 ventura Location: 5min.S AFTER T/O Strike: NO BUNO: 34848 Cause: DITCHED Contributed by Terry pb4y-2@sbcglobal.net [22FEB99]

MishapsMISHAPs: 20 NOV 45 A/C: PV-1 ventura Location: DITCHED NR TABI ISL PITYLUI Strike: Yes BUNO: 49588 Cause: FUEL Contributed by Terry pb4y-2@sbcglobal.net [22FEB99]

MishapsMISHAPs: 21 MAY 45 A/C: PV-1 ventura Location: NAS Moffett Field, California Strike: NO BUNO: 29730 Cause: GUNNERY; TAXI ACC, GEAR RETRACTED INSTEAD OF FLAPS Contributed by Terry pb4y-2@sbcglobal.net [22FEB99]

MishapsMISHAPs: 13 SEP 45 A/C: PV-1 ventura Location: FERRY TO NAAS CORWS LNDG Strike: NO BUNO: 33184 Cause: LNDG ACC, TAIL WHL NOT LOCKED Contributed by Terry pb4y-2@sbcglobal.net [22FEB99]

MishapsMISHAPs: 28 SEP 45 A/C: PV-1 ventura Location: SAN LUCAS, BAJA FLT TUCSON TO NAS Alameda, California Strike: NO BUNO: 37400 Cause: FUEL, OVERSHOT ON SHORT STRIP-BENT PROP Contributed by Terry pb4y-2@sbcglobal.net [22FEB99]

MishapsMISHAPs: 05 NOV 46 A/C: PV-1 ventura Location: NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii Strike: NO BUNO: 37357 Cause: NITE FLT; WHLS RETRACTED DURING T/O RUN Contributed by Terry pb4y-2@sbcglobal.net [22FEB99]

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