ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338291
| Date: | Friday 13 April 1945 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4031 |
| MSN: | 28120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Funafuti Lagoon -
 Tuvalu
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
While taking off along a swell in Funafuti Lagoon the Catalina flying boat began to porpoise. On becoming airborne the plane stalled from about 15 feet and fell heavily bow-first into the lagoon, half submerging and finally sinking in 85 feet of water. The crash was caused by a mishandling of the controls by the second Pilot through a misunderstanding between him and the Captain. Seven survivors were rescued by American and RNZAF crash boats.
Sources:
NZ Serials
Auckland Museum Cenotaph database
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