Date & Time:
Jun 4, 1943 at 0430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
NZ4006
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Suva – Auckland
MSN:
1338
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
7
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
8
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Suva Airport in the night on a routine mission to Auckland. While cruising over the Pacific Ocean, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances. Some debris were found few days later on beaches near Lauthala Bay but no trace of the 15 occupants.
