Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 April 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-36
Location: Cairns Harbour, QLD –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Aircraft fuel systemAircraft fuel system
Category: Accident
A Catalina 11 Squadron aircraft crashed into Cairns Harbour during a night-time search patrol, resulting from a fuel shortage after a 23-hour, 23-minute flight.A Catalina 11 Squadron aircraft crashed into Cairns Harbour during a night-time search patrol, resulting from a fuel shortage after a 23-hour, 23-minute flight.
Description
The Catalina of 11 Squadron RAAF, crashed into Cairns Harbour on return from a night-time search patrol. They had flown for 23 hours 23 minutes and ran out fuel.
Primary Cause
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