Catalina aircraft attached to 42 Squadron WW2

[Bowie]

GTX on 19/12/24 supplied documents setting out details of the crash. Reference is made to the flight with, to and from details, referring to No 113 Air Sea Rescue.
A check on No 113 Air Sea Rescue Flight RAAF sets out details of it being operational after leaving Queensland and arriving in Morotai in early March 1945. The site contains details and a clear photo of a Catalina aircraft and crew.

GTX sure knows his way around the NAA and AWM sites.

 

[Bowie]

I sent a reply, it may be on the post with GTX.

 

[Geoffrey Sinclair]

Australian Archives Session expired | RecordSearch | National Archives of Australia

Get to advanced search ,"A24 Catalina" exclude accident casualty to keep the list short. (The archives is a literal search, accidents is not the same as accident, try accident* as wildcard)

Series A9845 Control Symbol 149 Title Catalina A24 [Accidents Part 5] Barcode 6950540. Readable online, control symbols 145 to 150 for all the accident reports

Series A10297 Control Symbol BLOCK 141 Title Aircraft Status cards - Catalina A24-1 to A24-99 Barcode 3045881. Readable on line. Control symbols BLOCK 141 to BLOCK 144 for all the cards. ADF-Serials are currently showing only an outline of service.

RAAF Catalina A24-98 Fitted with A.S.B.
7 May 44 received at 2 FBRD Rathmines NSW
7 July 44 received 8 Com Unit Goodenough Island New Guinea
21 August 44 received 1 FBMU Bowen Queensland (240 hour check?)
11 September 44 received 8 Com Unit Goodenough Island New Guinea
30 September 44 damaged on take off from Kamiri
9 October 44 received 1 FBMU Bowen Queensland (reported ferried AOC to Townsville en route)
21 October 44 received at 2 FBRD Rathmines NSW
5 December 1944 received 8 Com Unit Madang New Guinea
1 January 1945 received 111 Air Sea Rescue Flight Madang New Guinea
12 February 45 received 1 FBMU Bowen Queensland (240 hour check and repairs)
6 March 45 received 1 FBRD Lake Boga Victoria
26 March 45 received 1 FBMU Bowen Queensland
29 March 45 received 111 Air Sea Rescue Flight Madang New Guinea
18 April 45 received 113 Air Sea Rescue Flight Morotai Island Molucccas
25 May 45 received 1 FBMU Bowen Queensland (720 hour check and double engine change)
16 June 45 received 113 Air Sea Rescue Flight Sanga Sanga Borneo
1 July 45 sank after damage during landing in rough sea.

 

[rex]

Rex - You can look up his service history on the NAA site and get Postings, Attachment and Listings and then look up details of the Squadron he was attached to and the Aircraft Aircraft A24-98.

Peter.. Yes thanks... I have seen the NAA recordings but a mysterious gap during his time in Indonesia

 

[Bowie]

Very good. That should make Rex happy.

 

[rex]

Good Morning,
My father served 43-45 in the RAAF and in 45 with Catalina 42 Squadron. Unfortunately I do not have any personal photos. Here are details of A24-98

A24-98​

PBY-5A​

1898​

Bu.46534​

8 Com Unit 7/7/44. 111 Air Sea Rescue Flight 1/1/45. 111 Air Sea Rescue Flight 1/1/45. Sank Balikpapan 1/7/45. Given to Netherlands Government, 1953 and renumbered as P-244 & scrapped 1957.​

I'm new to this, but I looked up his service record and his squadron details on the NAA site and the internet for information and photos. I received valuable information from fellow posters.
Cheers
Peter.

Peter...I found the photo of A24-99. Looks like Indonesia.
Rex

 

[Bowie]

Peter...I found the photo of A24-99. Looks like Indonesia.
Rex

It does. Very good.