Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 21 JUN 1954 |
| Tipo: | Short Sunderland MR.5 |
| Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registración: | SZ599 |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | 1946 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | de la costa de Christmas Island (Isla de Navidad) |
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| ? |
The airplane lost a foat and an engine after hitting a swell on landing. It was scuttled.
Fuentes:
» The Sunderland Flying-boat Queen / By John Evans, 1993
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Fotos
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.
