RAAF PBY Catalina submerged aircraft wreck

RAAF PBY Catalina submerged aircraft wreck

THIS is the approximate location of the wreck of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAASF) amphibian flying boat, a PBY Catalina, that failed to return from a World War Two patrol on February 28, 1943. 

The AAP report published in 2014:

WRECKAGE found in far north Queensland waters has been confirmed to be that of a Royal Australian Air Force plane that crashed more than 70 years ago, killing all 11 people on board.

The wreckage of RAAF Number 11 Squadron Catalina A24-25, which crashed in February 1943, was found 56km south of Cairns by a diver in 2013, but weather and planning challenges delayed the final dives to complete the investigation.

“The discovery of this Number 11 Squadron Catalina is important for the Air Force and our ongoing commitment to account for our missing personnel from past conflicts; currently 3124 from the Second World War and 18 from Korea,” Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Leo Davies [now retired] said.

“It is even more important for the families to finally have some closure in knowing the resting place of the aircraft and their loved ones after such a long