Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 10 January 1942 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
Operator: | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD |
Registration: | Y-58 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Missing |
Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Kema ( Indonesia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Missing following a raid on the Japanese fleet at Kema. The Catalina was part of the three ship formation. The other two, Y-59 and Y-60 returned safely.
Sources:
» Gedenkrol van de Koninklijke Marine 1939-1962
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.