Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 March 1949
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 64028
Location: 973 km SW off Johnston Island –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Navy ship rescued a plane that crashed during a forced landing near Kwajalein to Johnston Island after being struck by gunfire. The landing occurred nine hours after the impact.A Navy ship rescued a plane that crashed during a forced landing near Kwajalein to Johnston Island after being struck by gunfire. The landing occurred nine hours after the impact.
Description
Forced landing during flight from Kwajalein to Johnston Island. The crew rescued by a Navy ship nine hours after the landing. which sank plane by gunfire.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-ZcgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RmgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=kwajalein&pg=1979%2C7743561https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-ZcgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RmgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=kwajalein&pg=1979%2C7743561Primary Cause
Gunfire damage to the aircraft.Gunfire damage to the aircraft.Share on:
