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| Date: | Sunday 20 November 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland GR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | NJ176 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seletar Island -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP/WSSL) |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak RAF Station (HKG/VHHH) |
The Sunderland was overloaded as the crew attempted to take off from Seletar. The flying boat swung and crashed in shallow waters near Seletar Island.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Straits Times, 22 November 1949, Page 1
Location
Images:
photo (c) Stuart Lockey; Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP); 21 November 1949
photo (c) Fred Edmondson, via Ron Eccles; Singapore-Seletar Airport (XSP); 21 November 1949
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2024 11:13 | putneychap | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 27-Nov-2024 13:21 | putneychap | Updated [Photo, ] |
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