Descripción:
While taking off along a swell in Funafuti Lagoon the Catalina flying boat began to porpoise. On becoming airborne the plane stalled from about 15 feet and fell heavily bow-first into the lagoon, half submerging and finally sinking in 85 feet of water. The crash was caused by a mishandling of the controls by the second Pilot through a misunderstanding between him and the Captain. Seven survivors were rescued by American and RNZAF crash boats.
» Auckland Museum Cenotaph database
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | viernes 13 abril 1945 |
| Hora: | 06:20 |
| Tipo: |  Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina |
| Operador: | Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF |
| Registración: | NZ4031 |
| Numéro de série: | 28120 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 10 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Funafuti Lagoon ( Tuvalu)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
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While taking off along a swell in Funafuti Lagoon the Catalina flying boat began to porpoise. On becoming airborne the plane stalled from about 15 feet and fell heavily bow-first into the lagoon, half submerging and finally sinking in 85 feet of water. The crash was caused by a mishandling of the controls by the second Pilot through a misunderstanding between him and the Captain. Seven survivors were rescued by American and RNZAF crash boats.
Fuentes:
» NZ Serials» Auckland Museum Cenotaph database
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