ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340444
| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | EJ140 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Voi -
 Kenya
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) |
Sunderland EJ140 was on a non-operational flight when it crashed into Sangalla Hill in bad weather.
Sources:
RAAF fatalities in Second World War among RAAF personnel serving on attachment in Royal Air Force Squadrons and Support Units / by Alan Storr, 2006
Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum
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