Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 September 1948
Aircraft Type: Boeing-Canada PB2B-2 Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-381
Location: Lord Howe Island, NSW –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft engine or fuel system.Aircraft engine or fuel system.
Category: Accident
A Catalina aircraft experienced a petrol leak shortly after takeoff from Lord Howe Island, NSW. The aircraft returned to land.A Catalina aircraft experienced a petrol leak shortly after takeoff from Lord Howe Island, NSW. The aircraft returned to land.
Description
The Catalina returned to land after a petrol leak was detected shortly after takeoff from Lord Howe Island, NSW.
Source of Information
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Petrol leak during takeoff.Petrol leak during takeoff.Share on:
