Iwakuni – Hong Kong

On January 28, 1951 at 08:40 AM, Iwakuni – Hong Kong experienced a crash involving Short S.25 Sunderland, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Yuli Hualien County (<U+82B1><U+84EE><U+7E23>).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was performing a flight from Iwakuni AFB to Hong Kong on behalf of the UN Command for the Korean War. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the Sunderland hit the slope of a mountain located near Yuli, Taiwan. The wreckage was found few days later in an isolated area and all 14 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP107.