Wreckage of RAAF Catalina discovered after 72 years

Wreckage of RAAF Catalina discovered after 72 years

A Royal Australian Air Force Catalina that went missing off Cairns in 1943 has been located under 35 meters of water.

By Ellliot Brand [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

All 11 on board the plane from No. 11 Squadron were killed when it ran out of fuel while on a convoy escort mission.
The Royal Australian Air Force intends to leave the aircraft where it lies as a mark of respect to the crew whose remains are likely to be entombed in the wreckage.

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