ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25339
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| Date: | Sunday 16 August 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short S.8 Calcutta |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | G-EBVG |
| MSN: | S.712 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Jinja -
 Uganda
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine trouble caused Calcutta flying boat City of Alexandria (G-EBVG) to make a forced landing at Jinja, Uganda. Airmail forwarded to East Africa destinations by rail!
Sources:
1. www.hipstamp.com/listing/1931-athens-greece-crash-airmail-cover-at-jinja-to-nairobi-kenya-postcard-enclos/26530130
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_S.8_Calcutta
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 December 1936 | G-EBVG | Imperial Airways | 0 | Mirabello Bay, Crete |  |
w/o |
| Damaged on the ground | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2022 04:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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