Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 6 August 1942 |
Type: | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 2389 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Espiritu Santo ( Vanuatu)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The plane crashed under unknown circumstances during a routine patrol mission out of New Caledonia. The wreckage of the plane was discovered in the year 1994. The eight deceased crew members are now all buried at Arlington National Cemetery, USA.
Sources:
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PacificWrecks.com»
arlingtoncemetery.net
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.