Short S.25 Sunderland crash, Jan 6, 1944 (11 killed), Atl...
Short S.25 Sunderland accident on January 6, 1944 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 11 fatalities. Cause: The Sunderland emerged from cloud and was shot...
- Date: January 6, 1944
- Aircraft: Short S.25 Sunderland
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Sunderland emerged from cloud and was shot down by a German Fw 190 fighter.
A No. 228 Squadron RAF Short Sunderland III, serial JM709, left RAF Pembroke Dock on an anti submarine patrol over the Bay of Biscay on 6 January 1944. It was shot down by a Focke Wulf Fw 190 and crashed about 190 km west of Brest, France, and all 11 crew were killed.