Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1945 |
Type: | Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina |
Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
Registration: | A24-203 |
MSN: | 61131 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Missing |
Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
Location: | at an unknown location ( Pacific Ocean)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Catalina A24-203 of No. 20 Squadron took off on an operational flight on 7 March 1945, and failed to return to arrive at the destination.
The flight departed Linamoc Island on 7 March 1945. They refuelled and left Lingayen Gulf bound for the west coast of Formosa. Contact was lost after departure and searches were conducted but no trace of the crew or aircraft was found.
Sources:
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Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site»
awm.gov.au
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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.