Narrative:
Shot down by German Bf 109Gs. The crew of six and one observer died in the crash.
» US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War / Ragnar J Ragnarsson
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 23 August 1943 |
| Type: |  Consolidated OA-10 Catalina (PBY-5) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-109023 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bay of Salerno ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (DTTB), Tunisia |
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Shot down by German Bf 109Gs. The crew of six and one observer died in the crash.
Sources:
» Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)» US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War / Ragnar J Ragnarsson
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