Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jan 27, 1945 (12 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on January 27, 1945 near Beqa Island, Fiji Islands with 12 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft entered an...
- Date: January 27, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Beqa Island, Fiji Islands
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft entered an uncontrollable spin after being deliberately stalled during a post maintenance test flight.
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Consolidated PBY 5 Catalina stalled during a post maintenance test flight near Beqa Island, Fiji, on 27 January 1945. It entered an uncontrollable spin and dove into the sea. Twelve people were killed, and six survived.