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| Date: | Sunday 10 September 1939 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Short Sunderland Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 228 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6135 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | RAF Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kalafrana |
| RAF Pembroke Dock |
Sunderland N6135 : aircraft accident at Milford Haven 10/09/1939.
Landed downwind in bad weather, tore off both wingtip floats. During salvage the Sunderland capsized and beached.
Crew: All Ok
S/Ldr G.L MENZIER, F/Lt R.E CRAVEN, P/O L.L JONES, Sgt J TRANTER,
LAC L FISHER, AC J LAWRENCE, AC C JONES, AC W PITT, AC A SMITH: uninjured;
Sources:
Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2024 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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