Last updated: 20 April 2021
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1943 |
| Type: |  Consolidated Catalina |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | FP287 |
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| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Long Island, Dorset ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Poole Seaplane Base, United Kingdom |
| Poole Seaplane Base, United Kingdom |
Crashed at Long Island, Dorset, while on a non-operational training flight. The aircraft overshot the landing path and was attempting to go around again when the aircraft flew into sea fog at the end of the flare path and crashed. Eight on board were killed and four were injured.
Sources:
» RAAF fatalities in Second World War among RAAF personnel serving on attachment in Royal Air Force Squadrons and Support Units / by Alan Storr, 2006Photos
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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.
