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| Date: | Tuesday 28 September 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing-Canada PB2B-2 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A24-381 |
| MSN: | 61163 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lord Howe Island, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lord Howe Island Airport, NSW (LDH/YLHI) |
The Catalina returned to land after a petrol leak was detected shortly after takeoff from Lord Howe Island, NSW.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 30, 1948
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