ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342184
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| Date: | Sunday 12 March 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas Empire Airways |
| Registration: | G-ADUY |
| MSN: | S.816 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1937 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Pegasus Xc |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tandjong, Batavia, Java (Netherlands East Indies) -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
Struck a submerged object while taxiing after alighting. Aircraft beached but damaged beyond repair by immersion and mishandling during salvage. Aircraft dismantled and shipped to England but not returned to service.
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