Boeing PB2B Catalina

Extended Description: 23 June 1949 wrecked when it washed ashore on Lord Howe Island. The image is from Qantas' archives. It would seem that this incident is a mystery

Operated by Qantas on the Sydney-Lord Howe island run. (records show it on register of Qantas at the time)

It appears that the the mooring hawser anchoring VH-EAX parted, leaving the 'boat to drift onto the rocks. The reason for this was never clear. Oddly, a few months after that one of its sister ships, VH-EAW was blown up by a mysterious event at its base at Rose Bay, Sydney. Were these unlucky coincidences, or did someone have a grudge against Qantas' Lord Howe Island operation? .

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