Last updated: 24 September 2021
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 28 febrero 1942 |
| Tipo: | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
| Operado por: | Qantas Empire Airways |
| Alquilado a : | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registración: | G-AETZ |
| Numéro de série: | S.842 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1937-08-13 (4 years 7 months) |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 7000 |
| Motores: | 4 Bristol Pegasus Xc |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 18 / Ocupantes: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 22 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | ca 400 km S off Cilacap, Java, Indonesia ( Océano Pacífico)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM), Australia |
The aircraft, named Circe, was engaged in the evacuation of civilians and military personnel from Tjilatjap (now Cilacap), Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia), to Broome, Australia. It was shot down by a Japanese bomber which was on a maritime patrol from Denpasar, Bali.
Fuentes:
» G-AETZ. Short S-23C Empire Flying Boat. c/n S.842.Fotos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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