| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WWC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 1859 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Port Moresby - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 1958 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 114123 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-WWC was operated by World Wide Air Services in Papua New Guinea on behalf of Australasian Petroleum for oil exploration. In 1961 it was sold to Trans Australia Airlines for use on airline services . It struck a submerged object and sank at Daru on April 26, 1962. The seaplane base at Port Moresby operated from 1939 to 1966. In 1967 it became a patrol boat base, for the Australian Navy and today the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. Photo from Trans Australia Airlines. This photo was added on 30 December 2018, and has since been viewed 539 times. |