Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 9 December 1943 |
Time: | 03:55 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Operator: | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD |
Registration: | Y-78 |
MSN: | 841 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) E off Elephant Point, Bay of Bengal ( Sri Lanka) |
Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Sigiriya RAF Station (GIU/VCCS), Sri Lanka |
Sigiriya RAF Station (GIU/VCCS), Sri Lanka |