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Crash of a Short SA.6 Sealand I in Spangereid: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AKLM
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Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
SH.1562
YOM:
1947
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Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft and its crew were engaged in a representation and demonstration tour within Norway on behalf of the British manufacturer Short Brothers. Approaching the south coast of the country, the seaplane hit the slope of a mountain and crashed near Spangereid. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
D. G. McCall, pilot,
Hugh Adams, flight engineer.
Passengers:
George Puddicombe,
O. R. B. Olsen.