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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | W3927 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Abu Qir -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The RAF Sunderland took off at night. Shortly after take off the no. 1 engine caught fire and the cockpit filled with smoke. In
attempting to land the aircraft, it crashed into the sea off Abu Qir (also known as Aboukir).
Sources:
RAAF fatalities in Second World War among RAAF personnel serving on attachment in Royal Air Force Squadrons and Support Units / by Alan Storr, 2006
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