Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 17 December 1944 |
Type: | Shorts Sunderland IIIa |
Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
Registration: | ML883 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Calshot ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The Sunderland IIIa flying boat was struck by a surface vessel during a gale. It was moored off Calshot and sank.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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calshotdivers.com
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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.