Narrative:
Crashed in sea, shortly after takeoff. The Catalina came to rest partly submerged.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1952 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operator: | Caribbean International Airways |
| Registration: | VP-JAW |
| MSN: | 187 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Grand Cayman Island ( Cayman Islands)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Grand Cayman Island-Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR), Cayman Islands |
| Tampa (unknown airport), FL, United States of America |
Crashed in sea, shortly after takeoff. The Catalina came to rest partly submerged.
Sources:
» Shipwrecks of the Cayman Islands / Wood LawsonPhotos
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