Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 July 1943
Aircraft Type: Short S.25 Sunderland III
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AGES
Location: near Brandon village, Dingle Penninsula –
ÿ Ireland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Sunderland aircraft, operating from Lagos, Nigeria to Foynes via Lisbon, Portugal, impacted high ground at 2000 ft during descending conditions in fog. The flight was on a flight path with a potential for turbulence.A Sunderland aircraft, operating from Lagos, Nigeria to Foynes via Lisbon, Portugal, impacted high ground at 2000 ft during descending conditions in fog. The flight was on a flight path with a potential for turbulence.
Description
The Sunderland impacted high ground named Slieveglass at 2000 ft while descending in fog. The aircraft operated on a flight from Lagos. Nigeria to Foynes via Lisbon, Portugal.
Primary Cause
Descending conditions in fog.Descending conditions in fog.Share on:
