Pan Am B314 Flying boat312 viewsBoeings classic B314 flying boat was registered NC18603,and christened Yankee Clipper by Eleanor Roosevelt on March 3 1939.
Yankee Clipper crashed while attempting to land when the left wingtip of the aircraft contacted the water of the River Tagus during a descending turn 22/2/1943.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An inadvertent contact of the left wing tip of the aircraft with the water while making a descending turn preparatory to landing."
A special thanks to http://aviation-safety.net for use of the information.
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