Incident Overview
Date: Friday 27 February 1942
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: Marine Luchtvaart Dienst – MLD
Registration Number: Y-63
Location: off Sumatra –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Ki-27 planesKi-27 planes
A squadron of aircraft was severely damaged in combat with Japanese Nakajima Ki-27 planes, resulting in a forced landing at sea.A squadron of aircraft was severely damaged in combat with Japanese Nakajima Ki-27 planes, resulting in a forced landing at sea.
Description
Severely damaged in combat with Japanese Nakajima Ki-27 planes; forced landing at sea.
Primary Cause
Combat engagement with Japanese aircraft.Combat engagement with Japanese aircraft.Share on:
