Estado: | |
Fecha: | domingo 13 junio 1943 |
Hora: | 20:00 |
Tipo: | Short Sunderland III |
Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registración: | DV967 |
Numéro de série: | |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 11 / Ocupantes: 11 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 11 / Ocupantes: 11 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | de la costa de Finisterre, Spain ( Océano Atlántico)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Militar |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Pembroke Dock RAF Station, Reino Unido |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | ? |
Descripción: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.
Fuentes:
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Keymerand Clayton War Memorials: Flt Lt Desmond Fairfax Hill, RAFVR
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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.