Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 April 1941
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland I
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: L5807
Location: Kalafrana Bay –
ÿ Malta
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The Sunderland aircraft.The Sunderland aircraft.
On 26 October 1944, a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf.109, flown by air ace Joachim Mncheberg, set fire to a Sunderland aircraft. The Sunderland had been escorting eight Hawker Hurricane and Fairey Fulmar fighters to Malta. The Bf.109 engaged the Sunderland, resulting in the Sunderland’s sinking.On 26 October 1944, a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf.109, flown by air ace Joachim Mncheberg, set fire to a Sunderland aircraft. The Sunderland had been escorting eight Hawker Hurricane and Fairey Fulmar fighters to Malta. The Bf.109 engaged the Sunderland, resulting in the Sunderland’s sinking.
Description
Set alight by a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf.109 of 7./JG 26, believed to be flown by air ace Joachim Mncheberg. The flying boat sank. The Sunderland had just arrived after escorting eight Hawker Hurricane’s and a Fairey Fulmar to Malta.
Primary Cause
The Bf.109’s deliberate act of setting fire to the Sunderland, likely in a pursuit or attack, is considered the primary cause.The Bf.109’s deliberate act of setting fire to the Sunderland, likely in a pursuit or attack, is considered the primary cause.Share on:
