Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 24 September 1942 |
Type: | Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat |
Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
Registration: | G-AFCZ |
MSN: | S.885 |
First flight: | 1939-04-05 (3 years 6 months) |
Engines: | 4 Bristol Perseus XIIc |
Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 42 km (26.3 mls) SW off M'bour, Senegal ( Atlantic Ocean)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat was lost at sea off Bathurst, Gambia, killing all 19 on board.
The flying boat operated on a flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Poole, U.K. with en route stops at Bathurst, Gambia and Lisbon, Portugal.
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accident date:
24-09-1942type: Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat
registration: G-AFCZ
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.