Martin PBM Mariner crash, Nov 8, 1945 (10 killed), Corpus...
Martin PBM Mariner accident on November 8, 1945 near Corpus Christi Texas, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: Crew error on the other Mariner...
- Date: November 8, 1945
- Aircraft: Martin PBM Mariner
- Location: Corpus Christi Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error on the other Mariner (69113), mainly inattention by its copilot, with the pilot's pull up as a contributing factor.
A US Navy Martin PBM Mariner on a night training flight collided in mid air with another Mariner while on approach to NAS Corpus Christi. Both aircraft went out of control and fell into the Gulf of Mexico, and 22 people died in total; five crew from this aircraft were rescued.