ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341574
| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 2331 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | OT |
| Location: | Fossvogur -
 Iceland
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
A violent storm near Reykjavík caused five aircraft to be torn from their moorings at Fossvogur. The three Catalina's and two Martin Mariner flying boats sank.
Wind speeds of 77 knots were measured gusting to 115 knots.
Sources:
World War II Crash Sites in Iceland
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