Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-54
Location: off Timor [Savu Sea] –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A Catalina aircraft carrying survivors from A72-81 and A72-77 was shot down in the Savu Sea off Timor following a fighter plane attack. The aircraft was forced to abandon its mission due to fire.A Catalina aircraft carrying survivors from A72-81 and A72-77 was shot down in the Savu Sea off Timor following a fighter plane attack. The aircraft was forced to abandon its mission due to fire.
Description
Flew from Darwin and arrived to pick the survivors from A72-81 & A72-77 that was shot down in the Savu Sea off Timor. After the Catalina landed to pick up survivors it was strafed by fighter planes and caught fire. The crew as well as the Liberator survivors were force to abandon the aircraft.
Source of Information
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Fighter plane attack and subsequent fire.Fighter plane attack and subsequent fire.Share on:
