Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 June 1943
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland GR.3
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: EJ134
Location: Praa Sands, South Cornwall –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Sunderland flying boatSunderland flying boat
Category: Accident
A Sunderland flying boat was attacked by eight Junkers Ju-88 Luftwaffe planes during a patrol mission to the Bay of Biscay. The seaplane was wrecked by tides and seas the following morning.A Sunderland flying boat was attacked by eight Junkers Ju-88 Luftwaffe planes during a patrol mission to the Bay of Biscay. The seaplane was wrecked by tides and seas the following morning.
Description
The Sunderland flying boat was operating with 461 Squadron, RAAF. It was on a patrol mission to the Bay of Biscay when it was attacked by eight Junkers Ju-88 Luftwaffe planes. The crew managed to fight them off and made it back to the U.K. A forced landing was made near the beach. The seaplane was wrecked by tides and seas the next morning.
Primary Cause
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