04447
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Safety history
- July 1, 1943Accident
Chief Motor Machinist Mate Dana W. Heckart was undergoing flight training at Pensacola NAS and was the copilot of PBY-5 04447 during an anti-submarine patrol training flight. The pilot, LT (jg) John W. Nichols, USN, attempted to make a "power stall" water landing during a rain storm. The Catalina hit swells that bounced the aircraft.