Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crash, Mar 7, 1951 (7 killed)

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer accident on March 7, 1951 near Rome-Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci Lazio, Italy with 7 fatalities.

A US Navy PB4Y2 Privateer lost power on approach to Rome from the sea and crashed into the water off Fiumicino. The aircraft broke in two on impact and sank, and seven of the twelve aboard were killed.

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