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Crash Site & Remains PBY-5 Catalina 08253

Rennell Island

Solomon Islands Rennell and Bellona Rennell Island

Crash Site & Remains PBY-5 Catalina 08253 #1

Crash Site & Remains PBY-5 Catalina 08253 #2

On 15 October 1943, PBY-5 Catalina 08253 was severely damaged after grounding on a coral reef in Lake Tegano. It was stripped and sunk.

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Text: Kaj Metz
Photos: USN (1), Wikimedia Commons (2)
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