Narrative:
Two engines failed during a night-time takeoff. The flying boat crash-landed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 March 1946 |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland GR.5 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | PP103 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP) ( Singapore)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP/WSSL), Singapore |
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Two engines failed during a night-time takeoff. The flying boat crash-landed.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. HalleyPhotos
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.
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