PP155

On October 23, 1954 at 12:00 AM, PP155 experienced a crash involving Short S.25 Sunderland, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Vágar Vágar.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 57.1%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Four crewmen of the 230th Squadron lost their lives when the seaplane crashed while attempting to alight in Tveraa Fjord in the Faroe Island to pick up a critically ill British seaman and convey him to hospital in Scotland. It is believed that the flying boat was struck by a squall just as it touched the water, causing it to capsize and sink almost immediately. Crew: F/Lt J. R. Hill, † F/O A. A. Howardson, † Sgt A. S. Cronk, † F/S E. Davies, † S/L E. C. Bennett, F/Lt J. S. M. Jones 1.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP155.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 62.0899°, -7.2346°.