Incident Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina MT-02,
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Date:Wednesday 28 March 1956
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator:Mexican Naval Aviation
Registration: MT-02
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:40 mi NNW of Campeche -   Mexico
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hydroplane lost in accident during SAR mission for ship "Motul". One propeller touched the water surface during take-off. Abandoned and later sank.

Sources:

El Informador 30 March 1956, p1+3A
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
10-Jul-2009 16:41 angels one five Updated
25-Jan-2014 19:21 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
28-Feb-2014 21:41 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
02-Mar-2014 16:41 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
23-May-2014 09:40 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source]
02-Jun-2018 20:38 TB Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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