Possible crash of a Catalina, near Enderby Island, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia on an unknown date during WW2

POSSIBLE CRASH OF A CATALINA
NEAR ENDERBY ISLAND, DAMPIER ARCHIPELAGO, WA
ON AN UNKNOWN DATE DURING WW2

visits since 15 October 2003

A local story suggested that a Catalina flying boat was once stranded on (or next to) Enderby Island in the Dampier Archipelago in Western Australia during WW2. Apparently the crew spend some four months there before being rescued.

For a long time after this incident, the wreckage of the Catalina was still visible. Today, all that remains is a fish trap at the mouth of one of the mangrove estuaries.

Chris Jamesson believes this may be the Catalina at Whaleworld in Western Australi. It was recovered in the 1990's.

Can anyone help me with date of the incident,
and the Nationality and Serial No of the aircraft

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Rod Taylor for his assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

Why not join my Discussion List
on Military Aircraft Crashes in
Australia during World War Two

To subscribe send an e-mail to

OzCrashes-subscribe@topica.com