Lockheed PV-1 Ventura crash, Oct 5, 1944 (5 killed), Olev...
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura accident on October 5, 1944 near Olevuga Island, Solomon Islands with 5 fatalities. Cause: One engine failed during an anti...
- Date: October 5, 1944
- Aircraft: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
- Location: Olevuga Island, Solomon Islands
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: One engine failed during an anti submarine patrol and control was lost during an attempted ditching.
A Lockheed PV 1 Ventura of the RNZAF was lost on an anti submarine mission near Olevuga Island on 5 October 1944 after one engine failed. It dove into the sea a few miles offshore and all five crew were killed.