Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, May 6, 1942 (9 killed)

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on May 6, 1942 near Bwagaoia (Misima Island) Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea with 9 fatalities.

Catalina A24-20 of the RAAF was on a maritime patrol off Papua New Guinea when a Japanese fighter shot it down, and it crashed into the sea off Misima Island on 6 May 1942.

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