Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-... crash, Aug 13, 1945 (6 killed)

Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso) accident on August 13, 1945 near Tateyama Kantō, Japan with 6 fatalities.

A USAAF Canso flying boat was shot down by Japanese Zero fighters on 13 August 1945 while on a rescue mission off Japan and crashed into the water. Six of the seven crew were killed, and one survived.

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