ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341335
| Date: | Tuesday 22 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated Catalina IIIA (PBY-5A) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FP525 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | NE off Jan Mayen -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Akureyri Airport (AEY/BIAR) |
| Akureyri Airport (AEY/BIAR) |
The Catalina was engaged in escorting a escorting across the Atlantic Ocean. Observing a German submarine, U606, an attack was carried out. The aircraft was damaged by deck gun fire and the pilot was forced to ditch the plane at sea. The crew was rescued by the British destroyer HMS Marne.
The Catalina was operated by the No. 330 (Norwegian) Squadron RAF.
Sources:
World War II Crash Sites in Iceland
RAF Nordic casualities of crews and losses of aircrafts in World War 2
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