Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland MR.5 off Cheung Chau Island
Date & Time:
Jul 18, 1954
Operator:
Registration:
VB887
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a reconnaissance mission after a RAF Harvard was missing. While taking off Cheung Chau Island, the seaplane lost a float, went out of control and plunged into the sea. All five crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost.
