Date & Time:
May 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
04445
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kaneohe Bay – Alameda
MSN:
447
YOM:
1941
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Kaneohe Bay NAS, en route to Alameda NAS, a fire erupted on board. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the seaplane (FAW-2) crashed into the sea few hundred metres off Makapuu Point, Oahu. Six crew members were rescued while both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Fire of unknown origin on board.
