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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1943 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland III |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, lsf Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | W6031 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | ca 900 km W off Vigo, Spain -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Short Sunderland flying boat was shot at by AA-fire while attacking German U-Boat U-648. About one hour later the aircraft sent a distress call that they were about to ditch.
Sources:
Men Who Died Serving on Lough Erne / Joe O´Loughlin
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