Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 June 1942
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland I
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: L5805
Location: South Atlantic –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: SeaplaneSeaplane
Category: Accident
A maritime patrol flight from Bathurst, Sierra Leone, failed to arrive, resulting in the loss of the seaplane. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft was ever found.A maritime patrol flight from Bathurst, Sierra Leone, failed to arrive, resulting in the loss of the seaplane. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft was ever found.
Description
The aircraft left Bathurst at 2255LT on June 10 on a maritime patrol flight to Freetown, Sierra Leone. As the aircraft failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but no trace of the seaplane was ever found. Crew (95 Squadron): P/O J. Pybus, F/O J. M. Henderson, F/O R. W. Lawrence, P/O D. J. Whalley, Sgt V. Cromer, Sgt J. E. Burley, Sgt R. G. Greenman, LAC J. M. McNeill, AC1 H. K. McCombie.
Primary Cause
Possible navigational error or malfunction leading to loss of communication and tracking.Possible navigational error or malfunction leading to loss of communication and tracking.Share on:
