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| Date: | Wednesday 4 November 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short S.25 Sunderland MR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ4111 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Te Whanga Lagoon, Chatham Island -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
After offloading passengers and cargo, the aircraft was taxiing to the start of the take-off run when the fuselage hit an uncharted rock. Although the aircraft was able to be beached under its own power, damage was so severe that the Sunderland never flew again.
Sources:
theflyingboatforum.forumlaunch.net
pacificwrecks.com
https://adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzsunderland.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2025 01:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 28-Feb-2025 01:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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