Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Luganville: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
48280
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Luganville
All Vanuatu
Country:
Vanuatu
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Overshot on landing, hit an obstacle and crashed. Three crewmen were killed while all six other occupants were injured.

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

Date & Time: May 10, 1944 at 1252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
46520
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Belém - Recife
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 aircraft was completing a flight from Belém to Recife with a crew of ten on board, among them an officer. While flying some 65 km west of Natal in poor weather conditions, the crew made his last radio contact at 1252LT. Shortly later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a pasture, killing all ten occupants. At the time of the accident, the weather conditions were as follow: rain falls, cloudy with cumulus till 9,000 feet , stratus till 10,000 feet and wind from 150 degrees at 10 knots.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off Midway Island: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
46500
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Midway Island
United States Minor Outlying Islands
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 off Midway Island. All nine crewmen were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina into the Pacific Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
08431
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1365
YOM:
1943
Location:
Pacific Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was taking part to a rescue mission following the recent 'accident' of a USN Consolidated Privateer. While landing onto the sea, the seaplane nosed over and came to rest. Three crew members were killed while five others were rescued. The exact circumstances of the accident remains unknown.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina near Babo: 10 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
A24-49
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1199
Location:
Babo
Special Region of West Papua
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The aircraft christened 'Maggie' left Groote Eylandt Island, Australia, on a bombing mission to Manokwari. While cruising in the region of Babo, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances. No trace of the aircraft nor the 10 crew members was found.
Crew (11th Squadron):
P/O Warwick Neville Rose, pilot,
F/O Allan Roger Meakin, pilot,
F/S L. W. Stringer, navigator,
F/S Alexander John Hine, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/S James William Willesden, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/S J. B. Miller, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alfred Harvey Brooks Wadham, flight engineer,
Sgt Herbert John Alexander Coates, flight engineer,
Sgt Philip Charles Carter, air gunner,
Sgt George Wise Whitley, air gunner.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina off San Diego

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
48449
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1811
Location:
North Island-Halsey Field NAS (San Diego)
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Was damaged beyond repair while landing into the bay off North Island-Halsey Field NAS. No casualties.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Montgomery Rock: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
AH541
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Enniskillen
Fermanagh
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Montgomery Rock, in the region of Enniskillen. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina into the Caribbean Sea: 16 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
08044
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
San Juan – Guantánamo
MSN:
863
Location:
Caribbean Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
En route from San Juan to the Guantánamo NAS, crew encountered engine problems and elected to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the Caribbean Sea. Fifteen occupants were missing, one was killed and fourteen others were rescued. No trace of the missing crew was ever found.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina on Choiseul Island: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
48259
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1621
Location:
Choiseul Island
All Solomon Islands
Country:
Solomon Islands
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
En route, while cruising over the Choiseul Island, the seaplane hit a mountain and was destroyed. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lieutenant C. Burkhardt, pilot, 8.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in the Gulf of Mexico

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
08535
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Gulf of Mexico
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew lost his orientation while performing a maritime patrol mission over the Gulf of Mexico. Captain decided to ditch the aircraft some 160 km west of Tampa, Florida. While all five occupants were rescued, the seaplane sunk and was lost.
Probable cause:
Crew became lost in flight.
Subscribe to Consolidated PBY Catalina