Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Dec 20, 1944 (9 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on December 20, 1944 near Mt Beenoskee Munster, Ireland with 9 fatalities. Cause: The RAF investigation...
- Date: December 20, 1944
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Mt Beenoskee Munster, Ireland
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The RAF investigation attributed the crash to faulty navigation by the captain and navigator.
Catalina JX208 of 202 Squadron took off from Castle Archdale on an anti submarine patrol and struck the slope of Benoskee Mountain above Castlegregory, Kerry, while flying low. All nine crew were killed.