Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 March 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-22
Location: 50 km SE of Gasmata –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A fatal aircraft accident occurred after on board fire, resulting in the loss of 42147 LAC Colin Neville ANDERSON, 406749 FO Malcolm Bradshaw, 271349 WC Francis Blomfield CHAPMAN DFC, 255057 FO Stanley Alfred Deacon, 5219 Sgt John Edward DeWHURST, 19968 LAC Robert George DockING, 404027 FS Lloyd George Stanley, 11363 Sgt Robert Noblett Stephens, and 416087 FO John Trevor David Todd.A fatal aircraft accident occurred after on board fire, resulting in the loss of 42147 LAC Colin Neville ANDERSON, 406749 FO Malcolm Bradshaw, 271349 WC Francis Blomfield CHAPMAN DFC, 255057 FO Stanley Alfred Deacon, 5219 Sgt John Edward DeWHURST, 19968 LAC Robert George DockING, 404027 FS Lloyd George Stanley, 11363 Sgt Robert Noblett Stephens, and 416087 FO John Trevor David Todd.
Description
Crashed after on board fire. RAAF crew killed were: 42147 LAC Colin Neville ANDERSON; 406749 FO Malcolm BRADSHAW; 271349 WC Francis Blomfield CHAPMAN DFC; 255057 FO Stanley Alfred DEACON; 5219 Sgt John Edward DEWHURST; 19968 LAC Robert George DOCKING; 404027 FS Lloyd George STANLEY; 11363 Sgt Robert Noblett STEPHENS; 416087 FO John Trevor David TODD.
Primary Cause
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