ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina A24-105 Georgetown Airport, QLD (GTT)
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Status:
Date:Sunday 7 May 1950
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Operator:Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF
Registration: A24-105
MSN: 1944
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:5 km (3.1 mls) NNE of Georgetown Airport, QLD (GTT) (   Australia)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Townsville Airport, QLD (TSV/YBTL), Australia
Destination airport:Darwin Airport, NT (DRW/YPDN), Australia
Narrative:
The Catalina flying boat departed Townsville Airport, QLD (TSV) at 07:00 on a flight to Darwin Airport, NT (DRW). Engine problems forced the crew to divert to Georgetown Airport, QLD (GTT). It circled the airport and crashed in heavy timber, bursting into flames.

Sources:
» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
» The Sydney Morning Herald - May 9, 1950
» The Sydney Morning Herald - May 8, 1950


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Distance from Townsville Airport, QLD to Darwin Airport, NT as the crow flies is 1854 km (1159 miles).

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.
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