Incident Overview

Date: Friday 14 December 1945
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A24-69
Location: Darwin Harbor, NT – ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
Category: Other
A single-engine aircraft was destroyed while moored in a harbor due to an uncontrolled fire.A single-engine aircraft was destroyed while moored in a harbor due to an uncontrolled fire.

Description

Destroyed by fire whilst moored.

Source of Information

http://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/pby/A24-69.htmlhttp://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/pby/A24-69.html

Primary Cause

FireFire

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