Accident Short Sunderland III ML858,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339912
 

Date:Wednesday 7 June 1944
Time:23:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic ss25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Sunderland III
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: ML858
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Gleann Mòr, Saint Kilda, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Oban-Connel Airport (OBN/EGEO)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during navigational exercise flight out of Oban. All ten occupants died in the crash.

Sources:

Crash Site & Wreckage Short Sunderland ML 858 St. Kilda
secretscotland.org.uk
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

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