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| Date: | Tuesday 28 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland I |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A26-6 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 36 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Townsville, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
While taxiing for takeoff the plane collided with a timber mooring pole and sank. One passenger and two crew members were injured.
The plane was salvaged, but was later converted into components.
Sources:
Australia @ War (ozatwar.com)
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