▁accident ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁elect rical ▁trouble ." ▁ ▁Aer om ar ine ▁D H - 4 M - 2 T , ▁ 2 2 - 1 1 4 2 , ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁Joe ▁B aug her ▁and ▁the ▁A viation ▁Ar che ology ▁sites ▁both ▁list ▁the ▁accident ▁date ▁as ▁ 1 7 ▁January . ▁▁ 4 ▁February ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁Black burn ▁I ris ▁III ▁flying ▁boats , ▁S 2 3 8 , ▁of ▁No . ▁ 2 0 9 ▁Squadron ▁R AF , ▁based ▁at ▁R AF ▁Mount ▁B atten , ▁crashes ▁into ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁B atten ▁Bay , ▁P ly mouth ▁Sound , ▁Dev on , ▁U . K ., ▁while ▁on ▁firing ▁practice , ▁when ▁the ▁mirror - flat ▁surface ▁causes ▁the ▁pilot ▁to ▁mis jud ge ▁his ▁landing ▁approach ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁the ▁three - eng ined ▁bi plane ▁strik es ▁the ▁water , ▁expl odes ▁and ▁s inks . ▁N ine ▁of ▁twelve ▁ab o ard ▁are ▁killed , ▁including ▁Wing ▁Commander ▁C . ▁G . ▁A cker , ▁" who ▁had ▁a ▁splendid ▁war ▁record ." ▁F lying ▁Officer ▁F . ▁K . ▁Wood ▁is ▁recovered ▁alive ▁but ▁dies ▁soon ▁after ward ▁of ▁his ▁inj uries . ▁L t . ▁M . ▁H . ▁E ly ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁with ▁serious ▁inj uries , ▁while ▁F lying ▁Officer ▁C . ▁R yle y ▁is ▁not ▁badly ▁hurt . ▁Of ▁eight ▁en list ed ▁men ▁ab