ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173674
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Saunders Roe S.36 Lerwick |
| Owner/operator: | MAEE RAF |
| Registration: | L7248 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gareloch, above Faslane -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rhu, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. |
| RAF Rhu |
MAEE (Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment)
The 81-foot long aircraft took off to undertake a calibration test, but during the flight the starboard engine failed and the aircraft was unable to maintain height on just one engine and crashed into the hillside.
All seven occupants of the plane died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.helensburgh-heritage.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=582:seven-died-in-faslane-seaplane-crash&catid=88:military&Itemid=462
http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/lerwick_faslane.htm
https://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/18177661.eye-millig-three-men-died-1940-flying-boat-tragedy/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2015 17:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Mar-2015 14:37 | Tu104 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2015 06:32 | Comet123 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2020 07:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
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