Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland III
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: DP197
Location: Creag Riabhach, Lothbeg –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A radar homing exercise involving a plane crashed due to severe weather conditions near Dunbeath.A radar homing exercise involving a plane crashed due to severe weather conditions near Dunbeath.
Description
The plane was to carry out a Radar Homing Exercise, on the Radar buoy near Dunbeath. Due to adverse weather conditions, the plane crashed. All occupants died in the crash.
Source of Information
http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/sunderland-glen-loth.htmhttp://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/sunderland-glen-loth.htmPrimary Cause
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