UI Consolidated OA-10 Catalina (PBY-5) 42-109023,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340763
 

Date:Monday 23 August 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Consolidated OA-10 Catalina (PBY-5)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-109023
MSN:
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:UI
Location:Bay of Salerno -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (DTTB)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by German Bf 109Gs. The crew of six and one observer died in the crash.

Sources:

Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)
US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War / Ragnar J Ragnarsson

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