ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341572
| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A24-11 |
| MSN: | 279 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kavieng Harbour -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Three RAAF Catalina flying boats were preparing for takeoff from Kavieng Harbour with a full fuel load and with a 4000 lb bomb load.
One of the overloaded Catalinas, A24-11, hit a "rogue" wave towards the end of its run near the mouth of the harbour, split the hull and the wings broke off spilling fuel. All nine aboard were killed.
Sources:
Michael Cavanagh (e-mail, 3-1-2015)
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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