Last updated: 21 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 5 June 1943 |
| Type: | Short Sunderland II |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | W6052 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 35km SSE off St. Kilda, Scotland, U.K. ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oban-Connel Airport (OBN/EGEO), United Kingdom |
| ? |
Missing over sea whilst on a navigational exercise and anti submarine patrol out of Oban.
The Sunderland operated for the 330 (Norwegian) Squadron Royal Air Force.
Sources:
» www.rafoban.co.uk» www.theoldcroydonians.org.uk
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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.
