Short S.25 Sunderland crash, Apr 9, 1940 (9 killed), Syll...
Short S.25 Sunderland accident on April 9, 1940 near Sylling Buskerud, Norway with 9 fatalities. Cause: Two German Bf 110 fighters attacked and shot...
- Date: April 9, 1940
- Aircraft: Short S.25 Sunderland
- Location: Sylling Buskerud, Norway
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Two German Bf 110 fighters attacked and shot the Sunderland down.
Sunderland L2167 of 210 Squadron was shot down near Sylling on 9 April 1940, the day of the German invasion of Norway. Nine crew were killed, and one crew member, Sergeant Ogwyn George, survived a fall of about 3,000 feet.