ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341376
| Date: | Thursday 6 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 2389 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Espiritu Santo -
 Vanuatu
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances during a routine patrol mission out of New Caledonia. The wreckage of the plane was discovered in the year 1994. The eight deceased crew members are now all buried at Arlington National Cemetery, USA.
Sources:
PacificWrecks.com
arlingtoncemetery.net
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