Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jul 17, 1943, Vella L...
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on July 17, 1943 near Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands with no fatalities.
- Date: July 17, 1943
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A US Navy Catalina left Honiara on the evening of 16 July 1943 for an anti submarine mission. Its left engine caught fire at night off Vella Lavella Island, the aircraft crash landed and sank, and all 13 crew were rescued.