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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | NJ175 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corlea -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Sunderland flying boat suffered an engine failure during takeoff from Castle Archdale. The crew made a crash-landing after jettisoning the depth charges and while jettisoning fuel. A fire started after crash and burnt out the forward section and wings.
Sources:
Foreign Aircraft Landings in Ireland 1939 - 1946
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