Date:	Sunday 9 August 1942
Time:	08:00 .
Type:	Supermarine Walrus Mk I
Owner/operator:	9 Sqn RAAF
Registration:	P5715
MSN:	-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	7 miles SE of Savo Island, Central -   Solomon Islands
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	HMAS Canberra
Destination airport:	-

Narrative:
9 Squadron, RAAF, Supermarine Walrus P5715, shipborne on the Royal Australian Navy cruiser HMAS Canberra, was lost with the ship when it was sunk at 08.00 hrs. on 9th August 1942, 7 miles south east of Savo Island (S 9 12 29" E 159 54 46'), during the naval battle Battle of, 'Savo Island' ('First Battle of the Solomon Sea'), Solomon Islands, South Pacific between the Japanese and and Allied navies.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Feb-2021 21:31	Peter Clarke	Added
02-Oct-2021 09:57	Ron Averes	Updated [Location]
04-Jun-2022 03:27	Ron Averes	Updated [Departure airport]
02-Jul-2023 02:28	Ron Averes	Updated [[Departure airport]]