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| Date: | Thursday 24 April 1941 |
| Time: | 05:45 |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland I |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | N9023 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Langhóll, Fagradalsfjall -
 Iceland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Sunderland was returning to Skerjafjörður, Iceland after a U-boat patrol flight. The weather was low ceiling, heavy rain and poor visibility. The crew failed to located the landing site and the flying boat impacted a hill, caught fire and was totally destroyed.
Sources:
World War II Crash Sites in Iceland
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