ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340630
| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 1943 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 2447 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km WSW of Sogeri -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby Harbour Seaplane Base |
| Port Moresby Harbour Seaplane Base |
Returning from a mission over the Pacific Ocean, the Catalina entered a tropical storm. The aircraft impacted mountainous terrain.
Sources:
pacificwrecks.com
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