Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jul 18, 1943 (8 killed)

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on July 18, 1943 near Adak Alaska, United States with 8 fatalities.

A US Navy Catalina modified for aerial mapping, crewed by Coast Guard and Coast and Geodetic Survey personnel, crashed into Mount Moffett about five miles northwest of Adak, Alaska, on 18 July 1943 during a survey mission. All eight crew were killed.

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