Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 May 1942
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-20
Location: off Misima Island [Coral Sea] –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A serious aviation incident occurred, resulting in the loss of lives of RAAF personnel. Ser. Kenneth John POW, Sgt. John Percy William POW, Sgt. Erwin Bruce POW, Sgt. Jack Ronald POW, Cpl Colin Marsden POW, and FO Leopold Guy POW were killed.A serious aviation incident occurred, resulting in the loss of lives of RAAF personnel. Ser. Kenneth John POW, Sgt. John Percy William POW, Sgt. Erwin Bruce POW, Sgt. Jack Ronald POW, Cpl Colin Marsden POW, and FO Leopold Guy POW were killed.
Description
Crashed. The following RAAF Personnel lost their lives: Ser.# Rank Surname Given Names Died 21070 LAC ARNOTT Kenneth John POW 07-05-42 401021 Sgt BANDY John Percy William POW 07-05-42 23549 LAC BANVILL Norman Robert POW 07-05-42 33208 LAC BROWN Erwin Bruce POW 07-05-42 407891 Sgt COULTER Jack Ronald POW 07-05-42 15453 LAC DORMAN Eric POW 06-05-42 260275 SL HEMSWORTH (AFC) Godfrey Ellard POW 06-05-42 21371 Cpl MARSDEN Colin POW 07-05-42 403782 FO McCLINTOCK Leopold Guy POW 07-05-42
Primary Cause
Unknown – Preliminary investigation suggests a potential mechanical failure.Unknown – Preliminary investigation suggests a potential mechanical failure.Share on:
