ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341721
| Date: | Thursday 31 July 1941 |
| Time: | 23:23 |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland I |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | L2166 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | 22 km N off Libyan coast [Mediterranean Sea] -
 Libya
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by flak from Italian submarine Delfino after dropping six depth charges. The submarine rescued four of the twelve crew.
Sources:
uboat.net
rafcommands.com
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