Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crash, Mar 9, 1945 (13 killed)
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer accident on March 9, 1945 near Tokyo Kantō, Japan with 13 fatalities. Cause: Japanese antiaircraft fire shot the aircraft...
- Date: March 9, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
- Location: Tokyo Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Japanese antiaircraft fire shot the aircraft down.
A US Navy PB4Y 2 on an aerial photography flight was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire over Tokyo Bay on 9 March 1945 and crashed into the bay. Two crew were rescued and 13 were killed.