ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340010
| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A24-73 |
| MSN: | 1662 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Java Sea -
 Indian Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The crew were on a sea mining mission in the Java Sea near Surabaya and a signal was received that the aircraft had been badly holed in both tanks and an attempt was to be made to get to a prearranged escape point. Although searches were carried out there were no sightings of the crew or plane.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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