Date:	Sunday 18 July 1954
Time:
Type:	Short Sunderland MR.5
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	VB887
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	3 km SE of Cheung Chau Island -   Hong Kong
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The Sunderland lost a float on takeoff. It was abandoned, capsized and sank.
The aircraft operated on a training flight.

Diário de Lisboa 18 July 1954, p16
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley

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