Incident Overview
Date: Friday 21 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-53
Location: Borneo –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Navigation SystemNavigation System
Category: Accident
A flight mission to Balikpapan was cancelled due to a critical malfunction of the aircraft’s navigation system.A flight mission to Balikpapan was cancelled due to a critical malfunction of the aircraft’s navigation system.
Description
Missing on a mission to Balikpapan.
Source of Information
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Faulty navigation system leading to disorientation and loss of waypoints.Faulty navigation system leading to disorientation and loss of waypoints.Share on:
