Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 August 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated Catalina
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FP287
Location: Long Island, Dorset –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A non-operational training flight on Long Island, Dorset, resulted in a fatal crash following an overshooting landing path and encountering severe sea fog. Eight individuals were killed and four injured.A non-operational training flight on Long Island, Dorset, resulted in a fatal crash following an overshooting landing path and encountering severe sea fog. Eight individuals were killed and four injured.
Description
Crashed at Long Island, Dorset, while on a non-operational training flight. The aircraft overshot the landing path and was attempting to go around again when the aircraft flew into sea fog at the end of the flare path and crashed. Eight on board were killed and four were injured.
Source of Information
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Overshooting the landing path and encountering severe sea fog during a training flight.Overshooting the landing path and encountering severe sea fog during a training flight.Share on:
