| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 2 juni 1943 |
| Tijd: | 22:48 |
| Type: | Short Sunderland GR.3 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registratie: | EJ134 |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 11 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 11 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Praa Sands, South Cornwall ( Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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| Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
| ? |
The Sunderland flying boat was operating with 461 Squadron, RAAF. It was on a patrol mission to the Bay of Biscay when it was attacked by eight Junkers Ju-88 Luftwaffe planes. The crew managed to fight them off and made it back to the U.K. A forced landing was made near the beach. The seaplane was wrecked by tides and seas the next morning.
Bronnen:
» The Sunderland Flying-boat Queen / By John Evans, 1993» Australian Military Aircraft Serials and Aircraft History web site
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