Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
Type: | Short Sunderland III |
Operator: | Royal Norwegian Air Force - RNoAF |
Registration: | PP140 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 160 km (100 mls) NW of Faroe Islands ( Atlantic Ocean)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:One of the Sunderland's four engines lost power. The airplane hit the sea in an attempted ditching, overturned and broke up.
Sources:
» Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
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rafcommands.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.