Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Aug 27, 1944, Fernand...
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on August 27, 1944 near Fernando de Noronha Pernambuco, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft ran short...
- Date: August 27, 1944
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Fernando de Noronha Pernambuco, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran short of fuel.
A United States Navy PBY 5A Catalina on a training flight over the Atlantic ran short of fuel after the weather deteriorated and ditched about 260 km off Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. All five crew reached a dinghy and were later recovered, but the aircraft sank.