Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 August 1945
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 64012
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft, flying in anti-sub patrol, was forced to land at sea due to a gunfight with an unidentified adversary. The aircraft was lost.A commercial aircraft, flying in anti-sub patrol, was forced to land at sea due to a gunfight with an unidentified adversary. The aircraft was lost.
Description
Force landed at sea during anti-sub patrol, sunk by gunfire.
Primary Cause
Gunfire engagement with an unknown adversary.Gunfire engagement with an unknown adversary.Share on:
