Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jul 20, 1944 (9 killed)

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on July 20, 1944 near Namlea Maluku, Indonesia with 9 fatalities.

A Royal Australian Air Force Consolidated PBY Catalina (A24-45) hit a mountain about 2,000 meters high near Namlea, Maluku, in poor weather on 20 July 1944. All crew were lost and the wreck was not found until 1993.

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