OT Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A Catalina L-864,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333005
 

Date:Thursday 24 October 1963
Time:04:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator:Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet
Registration: L-864
MSN:
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:OT
Location:Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) -   Greenland
Phase: Standing
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Two Danish Air Force Catalina seaplanes (L-862 and L-864) were on deployment from Værløse Air Base (EKVL), Denmark. They were parked in a hangar at Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Greenland. A hangar fire erupted, destroying both planes. A Douglas C-54 on lease to the Danish Government, TF-IST, was also destroyed.

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Temahæfte nr.1 Catalina ISSN 0109-8292
Erik Thingbo (27-01-2012)

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