Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 August 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated OA-10 Catalina (PBY-5)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-109023
Location: Bay of Salerno –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft crew and equipmentAircraft crew and equipment
A six-person crew of pilots, observers, and a single technician were killed in a crash following a fighter aircraft engagement with a German Bf 109G.A six-person crew of pilots, observers, and a single technician were killed in a crash following a fighter aircraft engagement with a German Bf 109G.
Description
Shot down by German Bf 109Gs. The crew of six and one observer died in the crash.
Primary Cause
German fighter aircraft engagement.German fighter aircraft engagement.Share on:
