Aircraft History
Built by Consolidated, no Bureau Number purchased by the Dutch Navy prior to Lend-Lease. Exported to the Dutch Navy. Assigned Dutch Serial Number 28-5MNE Catalina, Y # 73.  It had no Bu No as it was purchased by the Dutch Navy prior to Lend-Lease.

Mission History
Shot down over Bali, by Japanese fighters. The Catalina was possibly at a low altitude in the vicinity of Den Passar Airfield when it was intercepted and went down in flames. Nothing is known about any survivors or their fates.

Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead on December 4-5, 1945. All are memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery.

Relatives
Ken Holder adds:
"My great-uncle Alder Holder was on this aircraft, and your website provided more detail than my family ever knew about his status. All they were ever told was that he was missing, and nothing else. My grandfather who dies last year at 95, kept a picture of Alder by his bed until the day that he died. I wish I would have been able to give him this information before then. I have a question for you though. Since this aircraft is listed up on your website, does that mean that it is a wreck in the Pacific that has been found and can be located ? If so, I would really like to know. You're help and your information is greatly appreciated."

Referneces
Thanks to Lou Dorny / The Baltic Group Archive for this information
Note: several crew are also listed aboard PBY-5 28-5MNE-42, needs cross check

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Last Updated
October 7, 2009

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