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Safety history
March 29, 1943Accident
The seaplane departed Johnston Atoll on a SAR operation in the Pacific Ocean, of a crashed Army B-24 enroute from Oahu to Johnston Atoll. In the evening, while approaching the base at an altitude of about 1,000 feet, the airplane nosed over and plunged into the sea some 1,650 metres offshore, bursting into flames. All 10 crew members were killed. Crew: Lt(jg) Robert Thomas O'Donnell, pilot, Ens Harold James Klopp, Ens Daniel Leo O'Sullivan Jr., Amm2c Ernest Alameda Isaia, Amm2c Eugene Degs Frenc
Consolidated PBY Catalina · 10 fatalities
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. Nevertheless, the following possibilities were mentioned: - The pilot did not get corrected altitude settings before attempting his landing and flew into the water without realizing he was so near the surface. Full accident record