Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 November 1943
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland III
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: W4036
Location: Lough Erne –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Port wingPort wing
Category: Accident
A Short Sunderland III, operated by RAF 201 Sqn, was practicing takeoffs and landings in Lough Erne. During a take-off attempt, the aircraft overshot the flare path and struck the lake’s surface, resulting in a crash off the Cliffs of Magho.A Short Sunderland III, operated by RAF 201 Sqn, was practicing takeoffs and landings in Lough Erne. During a take-off attempt, the aircraft overshot the flare path and struck the lake’s surface, resulting in a crash off the Cliffs of Magho.
Description
The Short Sunderland III, operated by the RAF 201 Sqn was practicing takeoffs and landings in Lough Erne. On one attempt it overshot the flare path and the port wing struck the surface of the lake. The pilot lost control and the Sunderland crashed off the Cliffs of Magho, bursting into flames.
Source of Information
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?70620-Sunderland-W4036, http://www.safn.org.uk/safnbook/Johngreen.html, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/WORLDWAR2/2003-08/1062242268http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?70620-Sunderland-W4036, http://www.safn.org.uk/safnbook/Johngreen.html, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/WORLDWAR2/2003-08/1062242268Primary Cause
Flare path miscalculation and control loss during a take-off maneuver.Flare path miscalculation and control loss during a take-off maneuver.Share on:
