Short Sunderland GR.5 accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 31 accidents and incidents involving the Short Sunderland GR.5, accounting for 72 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
31
Recorded accidents
72
Fatalities in this listing
1945–1956
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-10-15 | Royal Air Force - RAF · NJ277 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Malaysia | 22 |
| 1946-03-27 | Royal Air Force - RAF · PP103 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Singapore | 13 |
| 1946-02-13 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VB885 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 10 |
| 1951-02-16 | Royal Air Force - RAF · SZ598 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Tunisia | 8 |
| 1947-07-05 | Royal Air Force - RAF · PP113 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Ireland | 6 |
| 1949-11-20 | Royal Air Force - RAF · NJ176 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Singapore | 5 |
| 1953-03-25 | Royal Air Force - RAF · PP148 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Japan | 4 |
| 1956-11-01 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 1715 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | South Africa | 2 |
| 1951-11-16 | Royal Air Force - RAF · SZ565 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 1950-09-17 | Royal Air Force - RAF · NJ268 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1946-09-26 | Royal Air Force - RAF · SZ564 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1946-07-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · SZ559 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | China | 0 |
| 1948-05-31 | Royal Air Force - RAF · SZ574 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1948-07-14 | Royal Air Force - RAF · NJ276 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Singapore | 0 |
| 1948-02-28 | Royal Air Force - RAF · SZ570 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Malta | 0 |
| 1950-02-03 | Royal Air Force - RAF · PP118 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1948-08-11 | Royal Air Force - RAF · RN292 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1950-04-13 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 1706 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | South Africa | 0 |
| 1950-10-03 | Royal Air Force - RAF · SZ569 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| 1946-01-19 | Royal Air Force - RAF · PP157 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Malaysia | 0 |
| 1950-07-19 | Royal Air Force - RAF · PP164 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Japan | 0 |
| 1951-12-20 | Royal Air Force - RAF · RN294 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1951-10-14 | Royal Air Force - RAF · RN277 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Japan | 0 |
| 1948-02-09 | Royal Air Force - RAF · TX293 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1946-07-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · RN264 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | China | 0 |
| 1945-10-05 | Royal Air Force - RAF · PP111 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1953-12-27 | Royal Air Force - RAF · RN302 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Japan | 0 |
| 1945-11-02 | Royal Air Force - RAF · EJ138 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Norway | 0 |
| 1954-02-23 | Royal Air Force - RAF · NJ180 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-10-03 | Royal Air Force - RAF · PP158 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Malaysia | 0 |
| 1947-03-16 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VB886 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | United Kingdom | 0 |