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| Date: | Tuesday 26 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 2453 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Johnston Island NAS (JON) -
 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Johnston Island NAS (JON/PJON) |
The Catalina pilot made a normal power landing and immediately applied throttle for takeoff. At a speed of about fifty knots the plane swerved to the left and then continued into a violent waterloop. The hull of the plane was broken open and the Catalina sank immediately.
Sources:
VPNavy.com
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