Last updated: 18 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 February 1942 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A24-13 |
| C/n / msn: | 307 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Rabaul ( Papua New Guinea)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Missing in action.
The following RAAF Personnel were on board:
Ser.# Rank Surname Given Names
5463 Cpl ADAMS Raymond James
260 SL BEAUMONT Ernest Victor
14840 LAC BERGHOUSE Maxwell Dawson Raymond
407056 FO EDWARDS Michael Whittam
13829 AC1 FARRANDS Leonard Leslie
9031 LAC FORMBY George Lancelot
32040 LAC GRAINGER Cyril
401017 Sgt RICHARDSON Raymond John
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.
