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| Date: | Monday 19 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated Catalina I (PBY-5) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | Z2148 |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Yell, Shetland Islands -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Castle Archdale RAF Station, Northern Ireland |
| Castle Archdale RAF Station, Northern Ireland |
The crew of the Catalina had been briefed to carry out a sortie over the coast of Norway in order to locate the Kriegsmarine battleship "Tirpitz", and to bomb the ship. The pilot became disoriented and the plane crashed, killing 7 crew members while three survived.
Sources:
Shetland Museum and Archives
Air Crash Sites-Scotland
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