Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Feb 8, 1968 (4 killed)

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on February 8, 1968 near Guajará-Mirim Rondônia, Brazil with 4 fatalities.

A Brazilian Air Force Catalina flying a Correio Nacional mission from Forte Principe da Beira to Guajara Mirim suffered engine trouble while approaching its destination on 8 February 1968. The crew made an emergency landing in jungle about 40 km short of Guajara Mirim, and the wreckage was found two days later. Four people were killed.

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