ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina A24-76 Broome, WA
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Date:Tuesday 19 December 1944
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Operator:Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF
Registration: A24-76
MSN: 1661
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Broome, WA (   Australia)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM), Australia
Destination airport:Darwin Airport, NT (DRW/YPDN), Australia
Narrative:
Crashed during an early morning takeoff.

Sources:
» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site


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Distance from Broome Airport, WA to Darwin Airport, NT as the crow flies is 1108 km (693 miles).

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.
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