Last updated: 18 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 1942 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A24-9 |
| C/n / msn: | 259 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Salamaua ( Papua New Guinea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Shot down by Japanese carrier.
Sources:
» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web sitePhotos
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.
