| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 26 abril 1943 |
| Hora: | 23:20 |
| Tipo: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operador: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registración: | A24-43 |
| Numéro de série: | 1096 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Aita ( Papúa Nueva Guinea)
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| Fase: | Maniobras (MNV) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS), Australia |
| Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS), Australia |
The RAAF Catalina, operated by 11 Sqn took off from Cairns at 15:00 to drop supplies to coastwatchers at two locations: Aita, Bougainville and Bunbun, New Ireland. The flying boar arrived at Aita at 23:00, and two supplied were dropped. Prior to the third drop, an impact was heard and engine revved to full power. The Catalina impacted trees and crashed on a ridge.
RAAF crew members killed were:
403318 FL William James CLARK; 408268 FO John Nigel Elmhirst POTTS; 32917 Sgt Dudley James WARD.
Fuentes:
» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site» Pacific Wrecks - PBY Catalina Serial Number A24-43 Tail FJ-B
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