ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 337981
Date: | Wednesday 20 June 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Catalina |
Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
Registration: | A24-206 |
MSN: | 61123 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | OT |
Location: | East Arm, Darwin, NT -
Australia
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The Catalina was tethered to a buoy at the southern anchorage at East Arm, Darwin after a test flight by. Whilst refueling and being loaded with multiple 250 lb depth charges, one was accidently released, falling through a timber barge and sinking to it pre-set ignition depth, which went off, causing the Catalina to sink, resulting in the other wing mounted depth charges to go off when the aircraft sank.
Sources:
Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site Pacific Wrecks - PB2B-1 Catalina Serial Number A24-206 Revision history:
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