Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Feb 11, 1947 (4 killed)

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on February 11, 1947 near Mt Richter Oregon, United States with 4 fatalities.

A US Coast Guard PBY 5A Catalina (48328) flying to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, for maintenance struck a peak on Mount Richter in Oregon in poor weather at about 5,000 feet. The aircraft crashed and burned on the mountainside, killing four crew, and both passengers survived.

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