Last updated: 27 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1943 |
| Time: | ca 20:00 |
| Type: | Short Sunderland III |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | DV967 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Finisterre, Spain ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pembroke Dock RAF Station, United Kingdom |
| ? |
The Short Sunderland flying boat was patrolling a sector of the Bay of Biscay near Finisterre. A group of five U boats was spotted and the Sunderland dropped depth charges around one of them (U564). The aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed.
Sources:
» Keymerand Clayton War Memorials: Flt Lt Desmond Fairfax Hill, RAFVRPhotos
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.
