Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 04 JUN 1955 |
| Type: | Short Sunderland MR.5 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | RN288 |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | van Eastbourne, Sussex (Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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| Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Calshot RAF Station, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| ? |
The flying boat hit a swell on landing and bounced. It nosed in.
The Sunderland, detached from Pembroke Dock to Calshot, was participating in the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) celebrations at Eastbourne and was in the process of dropping off an airman on leave.
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» Owen J Vaughan (E-mail, 13-3-2012)
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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.
