- 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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