Incident Overview
Date: Friday 28 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-49
Location: off Babo –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Catalina aircraftCatalina aircraft
Category: Accident
A Catalina aircraft, RAAF Catalina, departed from Groote Eyland and was tasked with attacking Manokwari. The aircraft never reached the target and landed approximately two days’ walk from Babo.A Catalina aircraft, RAAF Catalina, departed from Groote Eyland and was tasked with attacking Manokwari. The aircraft never reached the target and landed approximately two days’ walk from Babo.
Description
The RAAF Catalina took off from Groote Eyland to attack Manokwari. It never reached the target, and is reported to have made a forced landing about two days walk from Babo. All ten crew members are MIA.
Source of Information
http://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/pby/A24-49.html, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1078767http://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/pby/A24-49.html, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1078767Primary Cause
Possible navigational error or miscalculation leading to a deviation from the intended target.Possible navigational error or miscalculation leading to a deviation from the intended target.Share on:
