Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 April 1945
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland III
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: DD855
Location: Alness, Scotland –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Outer port engineOuter port engine
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced an outer port engine fire shortly after takeoff, leading to a rapid spread of flames and subsequent loss of the engine and wing. The aircraft subsequently sank in the lake.An aircraft experienced an outer port engine fire shortly after takeoff, leading to a rapid spread of flames and subsequent loss of the engine and wing. The aircraft subsequently sank in the lake.
Description
After the aircraft was airborne the outer port engine caught fire. The pilot landed back on the lake but the crew were not successful in extinguishing the fire, which spread rapidly along the port wing. The engine and then the wing fell off and the Sunderland then sank.
Source of Information
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