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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland GR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | PP158 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kuantan River -
 Malaysia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Sunderland struck a submerged object on landing which ruptured the hull and caused flooding.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
'T For Tommy' Crashes: 230 Squadron Sunderland At Kuantan (3/10/1945)
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