Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Dahlgren: 9 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
7255
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Dahlgren
Virginia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in Dahlgren. All nine crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Colón: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
04468
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coco Solo - Coco Solo
Location:
Colón
Colón
Country:
Panama
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a training exercise near Colón. While descending to the Manzanillo Bay, off Coco Solo NAS, the crew turned on the approach lights when the seaplane hit the water surface and sunk. Five crew members were killed while four others were rescued.
Probable cause:
It seems the pilot misjudged the distance between the aircraft and water surface due to the glassy water surface that probably caused an optical illusion and wrong distance indication to the crew, favored by the approach lights.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Colón: 13 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
04474
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coco Solo - Coco Solo
Location:
Colón
Colón
Country:
Panama
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
On take off from Coco Solo NAS in Colón, the seaplane hit a tug and crashed into the Manzanillo Bay. All seven crew members on board the aircraft were killed as well as six crew members on board the tug.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Cape Korrishka: 9 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
04414
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Cape Korrishka
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Cape Korrishka. All nine crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina into the Pacific Ocean: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
04463
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Pacific Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The crew left Sand Point NAS on a survey flight over the North Pacific Ocean. En route, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina into the Gulf of Paria: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
2399
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Port of Spain
All Trinidad and Tobago
Country:
Trinidad and Tobago
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Crashed into the Gulf of Paria, off Port of Spain, during a night landing. The seaplane sunk and was lost, causing the death of all 12 occupants.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Natal: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
7252
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norfolk - Natal
Location:
Natal
Rio Grande do Norte
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was in charge to ferry the aircraft from NAS Norfolk to Natal. While approaching its destination, the seaplane went through a thunderstorm area and encountered a squall. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ocean and crashed 5 miles off Natal. All 10 crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Newfoundland: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
04404
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Newfoundland
Newfoundland & Labrador
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a maritime patrol mission over the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Newfoundland. The seaplane was lost without trace.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina into the Gulf of Mexico: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
05023
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Gulf of Mexico
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a maritime patrol flight over the Gulf of Mexico when the seaplane disappeared. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina near Half Moon Bay: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
04439
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Half Moon Bay
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight when the seaplane hit a mountain located east of Half Moon Bay. All eight occupants were killed.
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