Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 January 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 08510
Location: South Pacific –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A small aircraft was lost during a landing accident in rough seas in the South Pacific due to gunfire.A small aircraft was lost during a landing accident in rough seas in the South Pacific due to gunfire.
Description
In landing accident in rough seas, sank by gunfire, South Pacific.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlhttp://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.htmlPrimary Cause
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