Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Nov 20, 1944 (8 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on November 20, 1944 near Lough Navar Forest Fermanagh, United Kingdom with 8 fatalities. Cause: The crew was...
- Date: November 20, 1944
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Lough Navar Forest Fermanagh, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew was returning early in poor weather and bad visibility, and the aircraft struck a rocky ridge.
Catalina JX242 of 202 Squadron crashed on a rocky ridge in Lough Navar Forest near Lough an Laban, Enniskillen, at about 0715 on 20 November 1944. Eight of its ten crew were killed and two survived.