Airplane Crash - Ukiah, California 01/21/1943
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Ukiah, California
| Date | 01/21/1943 |
| Time | 07:30 |
| Location | Ukiah, California |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Flight # | V-1104 |
| Route | Hawaii - San Francisco |
| Type | Martin M-130 (flying boat) |
| Registration | NC14715 |
| Cn/In | 557 |
| Aboard | 19 |
| Fatalities | 19 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Flew into a 2,500 ft. mountain while circling in bad weather, after being unable to land in darkness and deciding whether to divert to San Diego. Clipped trees, struck the ground and broke up. Failure of the captain to determine his position accurately before descending to a dangerously low altitude under extremely poor weather conditions during the hours of darkness. The aircraft was named Philippine Clipper. |
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