ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340814
| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short S.25 Sunderland III |
| Owner/operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AGES |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Brandon village, Dingle Penninsula -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lisboa-Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base |
| Foynes |
The Sunderland impacted high ground named Slieveglass at 2000 ft while descending in fog.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Lagos. Nigeria to Foynes via Lisbon, Portugal.
Sources:
Foreign Aircraft Landings in Ireland 1939 - 1946
Location
Images:
photo (c) Fergal Goodman; near Brandon village, Dingle Penninsula; July 1983
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