Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jun 9, 1943 (8 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on June 9, 1943 near Algeciras Andalusia, Spain with 8 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into a mountain slope...
- Date: June 9, 1943
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Algeciras Andalusia, Spain
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into a mountain slope while flying at night over land.
A RAF Consolidated PBY 5A Catalina (FP214) flying by night over land in southern Spain struck a mountain slope near Puerto el Cabrito, between Tarifa and Algeciras, on 9 June 1943. Eight crew were killed and two were rescued.