- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 28, 1943 |
Time: | 0520 |
Location: | Brandon Head, Ireland |
Operator: | British Overseas Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Lagos - Lisbon - Foynes |
AC Type: | Short S-25 Sunderland 3 (flying boat) |
Registration: | G-AGES |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 25 (passengers:18 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:9 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The wing struck the side of a mountain as the crew descended from overcast conditions. Pilot error. The captain descended without obtaining bearings from the ground to determine his position accurately. |
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