Accident Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina 08324, Sunday 11 July 1943
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Date:Sunday 11 July 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 08324
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:SW Mobile Bay, Alabama -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:AAS Bronson Fld Pensacola, FL
Destination airport:AAS Bronson Fld Pensacola, FL
Narrative:
Crashed occurred in SW Mobile Bay, AL, between Coden, Al and Dauphin Island, Al

Sources:

US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Apr-2025 18:10 VCATPBY5 Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]

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