| Date: | Saturday 10 August 1963 |
| Time: | 19:36 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet |
| Registration: | L-865 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kap Desolation -
 Greenland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK/BGBW) |
| Kangerlussuaq-Søndre Strømfjord Airport (SFJ/BGSF) |
The Catalina flying boat collided with a mountain during a flight from Narsarsuaq (also known as 'Bluie West One') and Søndre Strømfjord (also known as 'Bluie West Eight').
Sources:
Temahæfte nr.1 Catalina ISSN 0109-8292
Erik Thingbo (25-11-2011)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Erik Thingbo; Kap Desolation; August 1963
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