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| Date: | Saturday 27 April 1918 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Felixstowe F.3 Flying Boat |
| Owner/operator: | Marine Aeroplane Depot South Shields |
| Registration: | N4402 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Littlehaven Beach, South Shields, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | South Shields, County Durham |
| Dundee, Tayside |
The aircraft was taking off for delivery to Dundee when it crashed and was wrecked in a heavy swell at Littlehaven Beach, South Shields, County Durham
Sources:
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2. http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Airfields/Histories/SouthShields.htm
3. https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/environment/sands-of-time-part-to-reveal-relic-1-5544688
4. http://forum.southshields-sanddancers.co.uk/boards/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=16407#p511549
5. https://www.crossandcockade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1331&title=scottish-notes
Images:
Felixstowe F3 in the swell on South Beach at South Shields
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2008 23:12 | Anon. | Added |
| 11-Feb-2017 21:24 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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