Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 21 October 1947
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland GR.3
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: DV976
Location: W off Southend Pier –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A Sunderland seaplane experienced a catastrophic engine fire and subsequent loss of engine during an experimental flight near Felixstowe. The engine fell out of the aircraft.A Sunderland seaplane experienced a catastrophic engine fire and subsequent loss of engine during an experimental flight near Felixstowe. The engine fell out of the aircraft.
Description
The no. 3 engine caught fire and fell out. A ditching was attempted but the Sunderland overturned. The seaplane operated on a strain gauge experimental flight out of Felixstowe.
Source of Information
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/search.phphttp://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/search.phpPrimary Cause
Engine failure and loss of control during an experimental flight.Engine failure and loss of control during an experimental flight.Share on:
