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| Date: | Sunday 21 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland II |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | W3998 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Batten RAF Seaplane Station -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mount Batten RAF Seaplane Station |
Crashed on take off 200 yards from the Breakwater Fort at Plymouth, Devon.
Sources:
WW2 Talk Forum
Western Morning News 23-9-2013
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