Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crash, Aug 23, 1951 (9 killed)

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer accident on August 23, 1951 near Shemya Alaska, United States with 9 fatalities.

A Privateer of the US Navy (BuNo 59875) crashed in flames while taking off from Shemya Airport in the Aleutian Islands. All nine crew members on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

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