Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Feb 28, 1943 (11 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on February 28, 1943 near Cairns Queensland, Australia with 11 fatalities. Cause: The Court of Inquiry concluded...
- Date: February 28, 1943
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Cairns Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Court of Inquiry concluded that the aircraft ran out of fuel while attempting to land at sea.
The 11 Squadron RAAF Catalina was returning to Cairns after escorting a convoy when it sent an incomplete message containing the words force land, and was never heard from again. The wreck was found in about 40 m of water near the Frankland Islands in 2013 and the RAAF confirmed it as A24-25 in 2015. All 11 men aboard were lost.