Last updated: 14 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 30 April 1943 |
| Type: |  Consolidated Catalina 1A |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FP224 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 80 km (50 mls) SW off Freetown, Sierra Leone ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft based at RAF JUI (Sierra Leone) crashed at sea.
Sources:
» Peter DewarPhotos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
