Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 3 June 1944 |
Type: | Short Sunderland III |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | ML811 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Santiago de Baney ( Equatorial Guinea)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The plane crashed on a ferry flight under unknown circumstances and burnt out. Nine crew members died instantly, one crew member later died in hospital.
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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.