Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 16 March 1947 |
Type: | Short Sunderland GR.5 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | VB886 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | 1946 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Pembroke Dock ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Sank during a gale.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
»
The Sunderland Flying-boat Queen / By John Evans, 1993
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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.