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| Date: | Wednesday 16 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland V |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | PP116 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pembroke Dock RAF Station -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pembroke Dock RAF Station |
Swung on takeoff for a test flight, porpoised & nosed in. The Sunderland flew for RAAF 461 Sqn.
Sources:
rafcommands.com
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
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