Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 May 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 04403
Location: off Guadalcanal –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: U.S. Navy aircraftU.S. Navy aircraft
Category: Accident
A search mission over enemy waters out of Guadalcanal resulted in a collision between a U.S. Navy aircraft and an enemy fighter aircraft.A search mission over enemy waters out of Guadalcanal resulted in a collision between a U.S. Navy aircraft and an enemy fighter aircraft.
Description
Missing during a search mission over enemy waters out of Guadalcanal.
Primary Cause
Possible misidentification of an enemy aircraft by the U.S. aircraft.Possible misidentification of an enemy aircraft by the U.S. aircraft.Share on:
