Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 13 June 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FP232
Location: Bay of Biscay –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems.Aircraft control systems.
Category: Accident
A Catalina FP232, dispatched for a patrol in the Bay of Biscay on June 13, 1943, failed to return to base after takeoff. The flight was planned to last until the afternoon of June 14th.A Catalina FP232, dispatched for a patrol in the Bay of Biscay on June 13, 1943, failed to return to base after takeoff. The flight was planned to last until the afternoon of June 14th.
Description
Catalina FP232 took off from RAF Station, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, UK at approx. 19:00 on June 13, 1943, to carry out a patrol in Bay of Biscay. It should have returned to Base on the afternoon of June 14. The flying boat failed to return.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff or flight.Loss of control during takeoff or flight.Share on:
