Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 2 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FP120
Location: off Donegal –
ÿ Ireland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft propulsion system (specifically, the depth charge mechanism).Aircraft propulsion system (specifically, the depth charge mechanism).
Category: Accident
A depth charge explosion occurred on board a training exercise involving an aircraft near the Donegal coast. The incident resulted in a crash into the Atlantic.A depth charge explosion occurred on board a training exercise involving an aircraft near the Donegal coast. The incident resulted in a crash into the Atlantic.
Description
Depth charges exploded on board; crashed into the Atlantic off the Donegal coast during on a training exercise.
Source of Information
http://www.joeoloughlin.co.uk/?p=178http://www.joeoloughlin.co.uk/?p=178Primary Cause
Depth charge detonation.Depth charge detonation.Share on:
