08033

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

  • February 12, 1943Accident

    After takeoff from Topham Airfield, Canton Island, the right engine started to vibrate and caught fire. The pilot ditched the airplane in open water with the landing gear down. The seaplane sank and all nine occupants were quickly rescued. Crew (VP-71): Lt(jg) Frederic L. Feind, pilot, Ens L. L. Harkness, Amm1c T. H. Freeman, Amm2c R. L. Hall, Amm2c L. G.

    Consolidated PBY Catalina