What the records say
- When
- 30 Dec 1946
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 72.10° S, 99.00° W
- Description
- 1946 aviation accident
1946 Antarctica PBM Mariner crash
1946 aviation accident
The 1946 Antarctica PBM Mariner crash occurred on 30 December 1946, on Thurston Island, Antarctica when a United States Navy Martin PBM-5 Mariner crashed during a blizzard. Buno 59098 was one of 4 aircraft lost during Operation Highjump.
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