Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1944 |
Time: | 00:30 |
Type: | Short Sunderland III |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | DP197 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Creag Riabhach, Lothbeg ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The plane was to carry out a Radar Homing Exercise, on the Radar buoy near Dunbeath.
Due to adverse weather conditions, the plane crashed. All occupants died in the crash.
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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.