Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1943 |
Type: | Short Sunderland III |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | DD859 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Atlantic Ocean ( Atlantic Ocean)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Shot down by U-Boat U-489. In a final move the Sunderland crew dropped depth charges, sinking the U-Boat. The Sunderland crash-landed and sank.
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Men Who Died Serving on Lough Erne / Joe O´Loughlin
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.