Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland III
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF, lsf Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: DV990
Location: ca 240 km W off Kristiansund, Norway [Norwegian Sea] –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Cessna 172 aircraftCessna 172 aircraft
A U-boat, U-921, shot down a Cessna 172 aircraft during a patrol mission off the Norwegian coast.A U-boat, U-921, shot down a Cessna 172 aircraft during a patrol mission off the Norwegian coast.
Description
Shot down by U-boat U-921 during a patrol mission off the Norwegian coast.
Source of Information
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