Date: | Sunday 21 May 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
Registration: | A24-73 |
MSN: | 1662 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Java Sea -
Indian Ocean
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The crew were on a sea mining mission in the Java Sea near Surabaya and a signal was received that the aircraft had been badly holed in both tanks and an attempt was to be made to get to a prearranged escape point. Although searches were carried out there were no sightings of the crew or plane.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site Location
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