ASN Aircraft accident Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I G-ADUY Tandjong, Batavia, Java (Netherlands East Indies)
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Date:Sunday 12 March 1939
Type:Silhouette image of generic ss23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I
Operating for:Qantas Empire Airways
Leased from:Imperial Airways
Registration: G-ADUY
MSN: S.816
First flight: 1937
Engines: 4 Bristol Pegasus Xc
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Tandjong, Batavia, Java (Netherlands East Indies) (   Indonesia)
Phase: Taxi (TXI)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
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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