Saro A.36 Lerwick crash, Mar 24, 1941, Pembroke Dock Pemb...
Saro A.36 Lerwick accident on March 24, 1941 near Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: An engine partly broke loose...
- Date: March 24, 1941
- Aircraft: Saro A.36 Lerwick
- Location: Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine partly broke loose from its mountings and a propeller blade cut the fuselage.
Saro Lerwick L7252 of the RAF was on a training flight from Pembroke Dock on 24 March 1941 when the weather deteriorated. It made an emergency touchdown in the Bristol Channel and sank, and the crew were rescued by HMS Jackal after about 24 hours in a dinghy.