Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jun 11, 1943 (8 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on June 11, 1943 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 8 fatalities.
- Date: June 11, 1943
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A US Navy PBY 5A Catalina (7273) on a search mission for the crew of a downed RAF Boeing B 17 landed hard in the Atlantic about 200 km northwest of the Faroe Islands and came to rest upside down. Rescuers reached the site six days later and recovered one survivor, while eight others were found dead.