Narrative:
Crashed during an early morning takeoff.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 1944 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A24-76 |
| MSN: | 1661 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Broome, WA ( Australia)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM), Australia |
| Darwin Airport, NT (DRW/YPDN), Australia |
Crashed during an early morning takeoff.
Sources:
» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web sitePhotos
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Broome Airport, WA to Darwin Airport, NT as the crow flies is 1108 km (693 miles).
Distance from Broome Airport, WA to Darwin Airport, NT as the crow flies is 1108 km (693 miles).
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