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| Date: | Tuesday 1 September 1942 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | T9113 |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mount Batten RAF Seaplane Station |
T9113 departed RAF Mount Batten at 15:13 hrs for an ASW patrol in the Bay of Biscay. At 20:15 hrs they signalled base they were under attack from two Junkers Ju 88s. At 20:39 hrs they signalled contact lost with the enemy but shortly after at 20:45 hrs they sent an SOS, nothing further heard from the aircraft or crew. Later learned T9113 was shot down by two Junkers Ju 88C-6s of V/KG40 from Bordeaux. All crew KIA.
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