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| Date: | Saturday 30 January 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland MR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | RN290 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Angle Bay -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An engine caught fire. On landing the flying boat swung causing a float to break off. It burned out.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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