Other Short Sunderland GR.5 VB886, Sunday 16 March 1947
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Date:Sunday 16 March 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ss25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Sunderland GR.5
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: VB886
MSN:
Year of manufacture:1946
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Other
Location:Pembroke Dock -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Sank during a gale.

Sources:

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Sunderland Flying-boat Queen / By John Evans, 1993

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