ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 08100 Heceta Head, OR
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Date:Thursday 31 December 1942
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 08100
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:8 km (5 mls) off Heceta Head, OR (   United States of America)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Sank after night time landing accident. Seven crew members drowned while attempting to reach the shore.

Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 2 : The History of VP, VPB, VP(H) and VP(AM) Squadrons


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