ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341032
Date: | Monday 26 April 1943 |
Time: | 23:20 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
Registration: | A24-43 |
MSN: | 1096 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | near Aita -
Papua New Guinea
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS) |
Destination airport: | Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS) |
Narrative:The RAAF Catalina, operated by 11 Sqn took off from Cairns at 15:00 to drop supplies to coastwatchers at two locations: Aita, Bougainville and Bunbun, New Ireland. The flying boar arrived at Aita at 23:00, and two supplied were dropped. Prior to the third drop, an impact was heard and engine revved to full power. The Catalina impacted trees and crashed on a ridge.
RAAF crew members killed were:
403318 FL William James CLARK; 408268 FO John Nigel Elmhirst POTTS; 32917 Sgt Dudley James WARD.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site Pacific Wrecks - PBY Catalina Serial Number A24-43 Tail FJ-B Location
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