Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 06 ENE 1944 |
| Tipo: | Short Sunderland III |
| Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registración: | JM709 |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 11 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 11 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Desaparecido |
| Consecuencias: | mis |
| Ubicación: | Bay of Biscay (Océano Atlántico) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Pembroke Dock RAF Station, Reino Unido |
| Pembroke Dock RAF Station, Reino Unido |
Short Sunderland flyinbg boat JM709 of 228 Sqn RAF took off from RAF Station, Pembroke Dock at 05:37 on 6 January 1944, to carry out an anti-submarine patrol in the Bay of Biscay. There was no messages received from the aircraft after take off, and it failed to return to base. It was assumed that the aircraft and crew were lost at sea
Fuentes:
» Missing with no known grave / by Alan Storr
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pembroke Dock RAF Station to Pembroke Dock RAF Station as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Pembroke Dock RAF Station to Pembroke Dock RAF Station as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
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.
