Crash of a Kawanishi H6K into the Timor Sea: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 15, 1942
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The four engines floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the Timor Sea some 190 km west of Darwin. A crew member was killed and six others became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
