Accident Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina 2291,
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Date:Thursday 2 January 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 2291
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Lamesa, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:San Diego, CA
Destination airport:Pensacola, FL
Narrative:
Bomber airplane crashed in thunderstorm. Four bailed out. (killed in crash on 5 January 1941 San Diego)

Sources:

El Siglo de Torreón 6 January 1941, p3
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1941.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jul-2016 18:19 TB Added
17-Sep-2016 18:54 TB Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Sep-2021 09:06 Cobar Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
05-Aug-2022 19:53 Cobar Updated [Registration, Source]
10-Apr-2024 17:32 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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