Date: | Friday 14 March 1952 |
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Type: | Short Sunderland MR.5 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | PP162 |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Felixstowe, Suffolk -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
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Narrative:The Sunderland flying boat was conduction trials in Felixstowe Harbour. The trials were meant to assess the effect of operating from rough seas. The Sunderland sustained severe damage during these trials.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
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