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| Date: | Saturday 5 July 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland GR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | PP113 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 32 km N off Inistrahull Island -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Sunderland was engaged in a submarine attack training mission. It flew into the sea.
Sources:
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Jul 7, 1947
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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