ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19027
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| Date: | Friday 20 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Shorts S.26 G-Class |
| Owner/operator: | 119 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X8274 |
| MSN: | S.872 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Cape Finisterre -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Plymouth |
| RAF Cairo West |
Shorts S26 Flying Boat X8274 ('Golden Fleece'), 119 Sqdn:
Aircraft crashed at sea off Cape Finisterre en route to Cairo, 20/06/1941.
Brocke up following a hard forced landing due to the simultaneous failure of two engines.
Imperial Airways G-AFCJ "Golden Fleece" impressed by RAF.
Crew:
F/Sgt D F Meyrick, Sgt H R Mason, Sgt A H S Waller, P/O G H Bowes, Sgt W Alexander, F/Sgt C E Fowler, P/O J Barry (RAAF), Capt. P Michel (Free French), LAC R Crago (RAAF): killed;
Brigadier General R L Taverner, P/O S G Long, Sgt J E Hill, Cpl L Corcoran (RAAF), AC1 J Anderson:POW;
Sources:
1.http://www.aussieairliners.org/shortfb/g-afcj/gafcj.html
2.AIR 81/7088
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Aug-2011 12:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2014 14:40 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source] |
| 28-Oct-2021 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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