Short Sunderland Mk I – L2167

Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 9 April 1940

Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland Mk I

Owner/operator: 210 Sqn RAF

Registration Number: L2167

Location: near Sylling – ÿ Norway

Phase of Flight: En route

Status: Destroyed, written off

Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10

Component Affected: Sunderland L2167 aircraftSunderland L2167 aircraft

Description

Sunderland L2167 shot down by German aircraft near Drammen, Norway, 10/04/1940. Sunderland L2167 was shot down on a reconnaissance mission. Nine members of the crew were killed. A tenth crewman, Welshman Ogwyn George, survived a fall of 3,000 ft without a parachute. Crew: Sgt James Alan Llywelyn BARTER (751471) Obs. RAF killed Sgt Jack Clifford CARPENTER (745604) Pilot RAF killed AC.2 George EVESON (635904) RAF killed F/Lt Peter William Hansford KITE (40231) Pilot RAF killed P/O Arthur Francis LE MAISTRE (41033) Pilot RAF killed AC.1 Graham Herbert MAILE (543456) RAF killed AC.1 Robert Lawrence MILLAR (569861) RAF killed LAC Frederick Armand MORRISON (522580) RAF killed LAC Douglas William Bailey UPHAM (562805) RAF killed Sgt Ogwyn Francis GEORGE (619031) RAF injured /POW

Primary Cause

Unknown. The incident involved a military aircraft shot down by an enemy aircraft.Unknown. The incident involved a military aircraft shot down by an enemy aircraft.

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