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| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated Catalina IVB (PB2B-1) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | JX435 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Cocos (Keeling) Islands -
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Catalina overshot the landing area when the pilot attempted to land downwind in a rough sea. The nose dug in and a fire erupted after coming to rest in an erect position.
Sources:
In Memory of Flight Sergeant David James John Paramore
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