Narrative:
The plane went missing off Iceland. In 1983 an Icelandic trawler located the wreck at position 64,47N-26,19W.
» RAF Nordic casualities of crews and losses of aircrafts in World War 2
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 5 November 1942 |
| Type: |  Consolidated Catalina IIIA (PBY-5A) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FP535 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 210 km (131.3 mls) WNW off Reykjavík ( Iceland)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The plane went missing off Iceland. In 1983 an Icelandic trawler located the wreck at position 64,47N-26,19W.
Sources:
» World War II Crash Sites in Iceland» RAF Nordic casualities of crews and losses of aircrafts in World War 2
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