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| Date: | Sunday 13 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 02966 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Australia -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Force landed at sea off Australia following an oil leak and blown cylinder. Sunk while under tow by USS Heron 67 hours later.
Sources:
VP-101 Mishap list (vpnavy.com)
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