Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 27 November 1940 |
Type: | Short Sunderland Mk I |
Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
Registration: | N9048 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Mount Batten ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The aircraft was destroyed at Mount Batten on 27 November 1940 in a hangar fire, as a result of a German air raid. The plane burnt out in the hangar.
Classification:
Hangar / ground fire
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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No. 10 SQUADRON RAAF An Overview of its role in World War II»
adf-serials.com.au
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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.