Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 3 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland III
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: ML811
Location: near Santiago de Baney –
ÿ Equatorial Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: The entire aircraft, specifically the engine and control systems.The entire aircraft, specifically the engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A plane crashed on a ferry during a flight, resulting in the deaths of nine crew members and one subsequent fatality in hospital. The incident was characterized by a complete loss of the aircraft.A plane crashed on a ferry during a flight, resulting in the deaths of nine crew members and one subsequent fatality in hospital. The incident was characterized by a complete loss of the aircraft.
Description
The plane crashed on a ferry flight under unknown circumstances and burnt out. Nine crew members died instantly, one crew member later died in hospital.
Source of Information
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9679-Loss-of-a-Sunderland-West-Africa-1944, http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/24139-raf-aircrew-buried-on-bioko-island-formerly-fernando-po-in-west-africa/http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9679-Loss-of-a-Sunderland-West-Africa-1944, http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/24139-raf-aircrew-buried-on-bioko-island-formerly-fernando-po-in-west-africa/Primary Cause
Unknown circumstances leading to a catastrophic loss of control and fire.Unknown circumstances leading to a catastrophic loss of control and fire.Share on:
