| Date: | Thursday 1 November 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland GR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
| Registration: | 1715 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Mzingazi -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed during night landing in bad weather. Destroyed by fire.
Sources:
SAAF Attrition Summaries
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