Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Aug 24, 1943 (8 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on August 24, 1943 near Poole Dorset, United Kingdom with 8 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into sea fog...
- Date: August 24, 1943
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Poole Dorset, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft flew into sea fog while attempting to go around after an overshoot.
A Royal Air Force Consolidated Catalina FP287 of 210 Squadron overshot the landing path on a night training flight at Poole, Dorset. While going around it flew into sea fog and crashed into the water. Eight of the 12 people aboard were killed and four were injured.