Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 September 1939
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland Mk I
Owner/operator: 210 Sqn RAF
Registration Number: L2165
Location: Milford Haven in Dale Roads, Pembrokeshire, Wales –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft (Sunderland)Aircraft (Sunderland)
Category: Accident
On September 18, 1939, a Sunderland aircraft crashed into the sea during a nighttime patrol from Anti-Submarine Patrol. The aircraft was lost due to fuel exhaustion after requesting D/F bearings. The crew consisted of a Pilot (RAF) and a Co-Pilot (RAF) killed. The incident involved the loss of three aircraft ? AC.1, AC.2, and AC.1. The aircraft were all RAF.On September 18, 1939, a Sunderland aircraft crashed into the sea during a nighttime patrol from Anti-Submarine Patrol. The aircraft was lost due to fuel exhaustion after requesting D/F bearings. The crew consisted of a Pilot (RAF) and a Co-Pilot (RAF) killed. The incident involved the loss of three aircraft ? AC.1, AC.2, and AC.1. The aircraft were all RAF.
Description
Sunderland L2165: Returning at night from Anti-Submarine Patrol, became lost, requested D/F bearings but by the time they found St. Ann’s Lighthouse, fuel was exhausted and the aircraft crashed into sea. 18/09/1939 Crew: F/Lt Thomas Ivor DAVIES (34103) Pilot RAF killed P/O Gordon William BRANT (40598) Co.Pilot RAF killed P/O Gordon William SUTTON (40647) Co.Pilot RAF killed Cpl Ronald Wesley EWENS (563456) RAF killed AC.1 Frederick Ernest Hudson (529152) WOp. RAF killed. AC.2 Jack MOSS (570205) WOp RAF killed AC.1 Michael MURPHY (518041) RAF killed AC.2 William Attrata O’BRIEN (552026) RAF killed AC.1 William Arthur SOANES (521516) Flt/Mech RAF killed AC.1 Frederick Jesse SOFFE (566819) RAF killed
Primary Cause
Fuel exhaustion leading to loss of control and subsequent crash into the sea.Fuel exhaustion leading to loss of control and subsequent crash into the sea.Share on:
