Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Apr 13, 1945 (3 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on April 13, 1945 near Funafuti, Tuvalu with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft stalled on takeoff from Funafuti...
- Date: April 13, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Funafuti, Tuvalu
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft stalled on takeoff from Funafuti Lagoon and sank.
The RNZAF Catalina NZ4031 stalled while taking off from Funafuti Lagoon at about 0620 on 13 April 1945 and sank in about 15 fathoms of water. Three crew were killed and seven survived.