| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NZ4013 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 08468 |
| Operator Titles: | New Zealand - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Emirau Island - seaplane (closed) |
| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | April 1944 to September 1944 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 807025 |
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NZ4013 sunk while under tow after it water-looped taking off from the Segond Channel during a rescue mission on October 11, 1944. The museum says the location of this photo is Emirau Island but there is no specific reference to a flying boat base there. The full photo does show a slipway. There was an airfield complex on the island that was used by the RNZAF. The island was captured from the Japanese in March 1944. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand This photo was added on 10 May 2025, and has since been viewed 72 times. |