Accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 7302, Wednesday 13 January 1943
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Date:Wednesday 13 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 7302
MSN: 469
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Reykjavik Airfield -   Iceland
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed on runway after takeoff; reduced for spares.

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VP-84 Mishap List

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