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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A24-20 |
| MSN: | 386 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Misima Island [Coral Sea] -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed.
The following RAAF Personnel lost their lives:
Ser.# Rank Surname Given Names Died
21070 LAC ARNOTT Kenneth John POW 07-05-42
401021 Sgt BANDY John Percy William POW 07-05-42
23549 LAC BANVILL Norman Robert POW 07-05-42
33208 LAC BROWN Erwin Bruce POW 07-05-42
407891 Sgt COULTER Jack Ronald POW 07-05-42
15453 LAC DORMAN Eric POW 06-05-42
260275 SL HEMSWORTH (AFC) Godfrey Ellard POW 06-05-42
21371 Cpl MARSDEN Colin POW 07-05-42
403782 FO McCLINTOCK Leopold Guy POW 07-05-42
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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