Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 May 1942
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-18
Location: Bougainville Island –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A small aircraft was shot down during routine flight operations.A small aircraft was shot down during routine flight operations.
Description
Shot down.
Primary Cause
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