Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland III
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: NJ181
Location: off Utvr Lighthouse –
ÿ Norway
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft engine.Aircraft engine.
Category: Accident
A Sunderland aircraft crashed off the Norwegian coast, resulting in the deaths of all ten occupants.A Sunderland aircraft crashed off the Norwegian coast, resulting in the deaths of all ten occupants.
Description
The Sunderland plane crashed off the Norwegian coast. All ten occupants died in the crash.
Source of Information
http://web.archive.org/web/20150910013229/http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm, http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?18191-330-(Norwegian)-Sqn-Sunderland-III-serial-NJ181-lost-over-the-NorthSea-04-10-1944http://web.archive.org/web/20150910013229/http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm, http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?18191-330-(Norwegian)-Sqn-Sunderland-III-serial-NJ181-lost-over-the-NorthSea-04-10-1944Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
