ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340556
Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
Time: | 21:25 |
Type: | Short Sunderland III |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | W4036 |
MSN: | |
Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lough Erne -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The Short Sunderland III, operated by the RAF 201 Sqn was practicing takeoffs and landings in Lough Erne. On one attempt it overshot the flare path and the port wing struck the surface of the lake. The pilot lost control and the Sunderland crashed off the Cliffs of Magho, bursting into flames.
Sources:
George Smith's Home Page - WW II memorial page
forum.keypublishing.com Sunderland Armed Forces Network WORLDWAR2-L Archives Location
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