Accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina A24-76, Tuesday 19 December 1944
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Date:Tuesday 19 December 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator:Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF
Registration: A24-76
MSN: 1661
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Broome, WA -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM)
Destination airport:Darwin Airport, NT (DRW/YPDN)
Narrative:
Crashed during an early morning takeoff.

Sources:

Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site

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