ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341250
Date: | Thursday 26 November 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 2407 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Exmouth, WA -
Australia
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Forced landing after takeoff. The flying boat hit a large wave and large quantities of water entered the plane through the bombing window position in the bow. It sank in 18 feet of water.
Sources:
VP-101 Mishap list (vpnavy.com) Revision history:
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