A Royal Australian Air Force Catalina that went missing off Cairns in 1943 has been located under 35 meters of water.
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By Ellliot Brand [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
All 11 on board the plane from No. 11 Squadron were killed when it ran out of fuel while on a convoy escort mission.
The Royal Australian Air Force intends to leave the aircraft where it lies as a mark of respect to the crew whose remains are likely to be entombed in the wreckage.
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