Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jun 27, 1945 (9 killed)
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on June 27, 1945 near Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) Western Australia, Australia with 9 fatalities.
- Date: June 27, 1945
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) Western Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Catalina JX435 of 240 Squadron RAF overshot its alighting area while landing downwind in rough sea off the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on 27 June 1945. The flying boat fell back upright, caught fire and sank in shallow water, and nine men died.