Last updated: 14 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 3 December 1941 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: | Short Sunderland |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | W3988 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Carrowmore near Doonbeg, County Clare ( Ireland)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Crashed into the sea under unknown circumstances. Nine crew members died in the crash.
Probable Cause:
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/w3988.htm
Sources:
» Foreign Aircraft Landings Ireland 1939-1945Photos
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.
