- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 23, 1942 |
Time: | 1342 |
Location: | Near Dunbeath, Scotland |
Operator: | Military - Royal Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Oban - Invergordon - Keflavik |
AC Type: | Short Sunderland |
Registration: | W4026 |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 15 (passengers:11 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 14 (passengers:10 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed while on a flight to Iceland during WWII. The aircraft was part of the 228th Squadron RAF. The plane hit high ground at Eagle Rock in the Scottish Highlands in poor visibility. Possible navigational error but exact cause unknown. Prince George, Duke of Kent was among the dead. |
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