Date:	Sunday 19 June 1949
Time:
Type:	Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator:	La Legión Caribe
Registration:	N1096M
MSN:	56
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Location:	off Luperón -   Dominican Republic
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The Catalina had been used in a failed invasion attempt in the Dominican Republic. The invaders attempted to flee, but their Catalina was shot at by personnel on a speedboat of the Dominican Navy. The engine was hit and a fire erupted. The Catalina sank.

Correio da Manhã 24 June 1949, p1
US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War / Ragnar Ragnarsson
The History of the attempted invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1949 / Mario E. Overall

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