Registration / Serial:T9040
Military Code:SE-E
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-25 Sunderland
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-25 Sunderland/Sandringham
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sunderland 1
C/n (msn):[ T9040 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:95 Sqn
City / Seaplane Base:Freetown - Cline Bay seaplane (closed)
Country:Sierra Leone
Photo Date:March 1941 to April 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
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T9040 was involved in a 74-hour tow after it was forced down in the Atlantic on February 9, 1942 while on convoy escort duties. The corvette HMS Auricular towed it back to Cline Bay, Freetown. T9040 was lost when in caught fire at Alness, Scotland, on July 2, 1942 where it was being used for training. HMS Auricular had already been sunk, on May 5, when it stuck a mine. There was no loss of life in either incident. Photo from: Imperial War Museums
Registration / Serial:T9040
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sunderland 1
C/n (msn):[ T9040 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Freetown - Cline Bay seaplane (closed)
Country:Sierra Leone
Photo Date:March 1941 to April 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:T9040
Military Code:SE-E
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-25 Sunderland
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-25 Sunderland/Sandringham
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sunderland 1
C/n (msn):[ T9040 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:95 Sqn
City / Seaplane Base:Freetown - Cline Bay seaplane (closed)
Country:Sierra Leone
Photo Date:March 1941 to April 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:756135Submit Correction
View count: 154
T9040 was involved in a 74-hour tow after it was forced down in the Atlantic on February 9, 1942 while on convoy escort duties. The corvette HMS Auricular towed it back to Cline Bay, Freetown. T9040 was lost when in caught fire at Alness, Scotland, on July 2, 1942 where it was being used for training. HMS Auricular had already been sunk, on May 5, when it stuck a mine. There was no loss of life in either incident. Photo from: Imperial War Museums
Registration / Serial:T9040
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sunderland 1
C/n (msn):[ T9040 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Freetown - Cline Bay seaplane (closed)
Country:Sierra Leone
Photo Date:March 1941 to April 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive