| Place | Oceans: Atlantic Ocean |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00233.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Callen, Terence John |
| Place made | Atlantic Ocean: North Atlantic Ocean |
| Date made | 29 October 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Upturned Short Sunderland aircraft P9620 of 204 Squadron, RAF, floating in the Atlantic Ocean ...
Description
Upturned Short Sunderland aircraft P9620 of 204 Squadron, RAF, floating in the Atlantic Ocean with an unidentified crew member sitting on the fuselage. The aircraft, with thirteen crew aboard, became lost when the compass was damaged in an electrical storm, eventually running out of fuel and making an emergency landing into the Atlantic Ocean. HMAS Australia rescued nine of the crew, however 744561 Leading Aircraftman Matthew Ewing Towe, RAF; 39866 Sergeant (Sgt) Stuart Hayden MacDonald, RNZAF; 642035 Aircraftman Kenneth William Beavis, RAF, and 755445 Sgt Malcolm Sydney Ross, RAF, were lost at sea. The unidentified crew member seated on the upturned aircraft was not saved.