Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
Time: | 21:25 |
Type: | Short Sunderland III |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | W4036 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | 1942 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Lough Erne ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
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
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Sunderland Armed Forces Network»
WORLDWAR2-L Archives
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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.