| Status: | |
| Datum: | maandag 1 mei 1939 |
| Type: | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Imperial Airways |
| Registratie: | G-ADVD |
| Constructienummer: | S.821 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1937 |
| Motoren: | 4 Bristol Pegasus Xc |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Lumbo lagoon, Ilha da Mocambique ( Mozambique)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | ? |
| Lumbo Airport (LFB/FQLU), Mozambique |
Aircraft was late on schedule having had to overnight at Dar es Salaam or Mombassa. It crashed on second approach attempt, the flying boat porpoising just short of the landing jetty. Tom Webb, radio Officer aged 33 and George Knight flight clerk died in the accident and their graves are at the cemetery on the Ilha da Mocambique.
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» Mr A.H.Steven, Traffic Clerk Imperial Airways» Flight 24-8-1939
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