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| Date: | Friday 5 October 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland GR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | PP111 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dunnet Head -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The pilot lost control in a cumulonimbus cloud. The airplane went inverted, causing substantial damage to the airframe.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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