Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 31 July 1941
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland I
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: L2166
Location: 22 km N off Libyan coast [Mediterranean Sea] –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: MinesMines
A Italian submarine, Delfino, was shot down by flak from its own mines, resulting in the loss of four crew members.A Italian submarine, Delfino, was shot down by flak from its own mines, resulting in the loss of four crew members.
Description
Shot down by flak from Italian submarine Delfino after dropping six depth charges. The submarine rescued four of the twelve crew.
Primary Cause
Flak from the Italian submarine Delfino’s mines.Flak from the Italian submarine Delfino’s mines.Share on:
