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Aircraft History Built by Lockheed as model 237-27-01 in Burbank. Constructors Number 237-5288. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as PV-1 Ventura bureau number 33254. Ferried overseas across the Pacific to the South Pacific. Wartime History Assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). Unit assignment unknown. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On February 3, 1944 took off from Piva Airfield on on Bougainville on a mission over Buka. This aircraft was reportedly lost twenty miles off Buka Passage. In the afternoon, this PV-1 was observed by F4U Corsairs from VMF-215 as going down into the sea. It is unclear if there were any fatalities on this aircraft or if the crew was rescued. Officially writen off the day of the mission. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - PV-1 Ventura 33254 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List February 1944 - PV-1 33254 Expended Aircraft Report - February 1944 "3 [February 1944] PV-1 33254 VMF-215 Buka SOPAC [no pilot listed]" VMF-215 War Diary February 1944 page 5 "1130 HOP: One PV-1 was seen to go down 20 miles 200° from Buka Passage." Contribute
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