Y-63

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Safety history

  • February 27, 1942Accident

    While on a maritime patrol flight, the seaplane was shot down by a Japanese Nakajima Ki-27. The crew reduced his altitude in ditched the airplane off Sumatra. The airplane sank and all occupants survived. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

    Consolidated PBY Catalina