Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina near Ambon: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 14, 1942
Registration:
2304
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0020
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed in the region of Ambon. The entire crew was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.