Short Sunderland I – N9045

Incident Overview

Date: Friday 13 October 1939

Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland I

Owner/operator: 204 Sqn RAF

Registration Number: N9045

Location: Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England – ÿ United Kingdom

Phase of Flight: Landing

Status: Destroyed, written off

Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13

Component Affected: Port float of the Sunderland N9045 aircraft.Port float of the Sunderland N9045 aircraft.

Category: Accident

Description

The Sunderland N9045 force landed in the Isles of Scilly during a gale owing to a lack of fuel. It lost the port float. The crew were rescued by a nearby ship, during which the ship collided with the stricken Sunderland and sank it quickly. Crew: F/Lt (37179) Ernest Leslie HYDE DFC (pilot) RAF Ok, P/O. (40270) William Henry TREMEAR (navig.) RAF Ok W/O (243919) George Dennithorn CASTLE (Co.pilot) RAF Ok AC.1 A.E STRINGER (564356) RAF Ok AC Albany Louis DARK (616025) RAF Ok AC PERRY (???) RAF Ok. AC2 George Dennis Sinclair LLOYD (547593) RAF Ok AC Reginald Cantley HOSKING (523365) RAF Ok AC Cyril Charles Ambrose ATKINS (569924) RAF Ok AC William Harris ARUNDELL (552304) RAF Ok AC Edward Thomas MARLES (571865) RAF Ok. Lt. CARRON (pass.) National Defense Corps Ok W/O. HALEY (pass.) Stn Armoury Ok.

Primary Cause

Insufficient fuel leading to a loss of port float and subsequent collision.Insufficient fuel leading to a loss of port float and subsequent collision.

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