Short Sunderland loss RAF Vagar, Faeroe Islands

That be this one - ASN Aircraft accident Short Sunderland MR.5 PP155 Tranigigvaag Fjord, Faeroes Islands
Status:
Date: Monday 25 October 1954
Type: Short Sunderland MR.5
Operator: Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: PP155
C/n / msn:
First flight:
Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants:
Airplane damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location: Tranigigvaag Fjord, Faeroes Islands ( Denmark)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature: Military
Departure airport: ?
Destination airport: ?
Narrative:
The Sunderland hit a swell on landing. It bounced, nosed in and sank.
Classification:
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley

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Hi my father was Sgt Charles Brian Moran who survived the crash made very interesting reading thanks