Date:	Saturday 9 November 1935
Time:
Type:	Short S.17 Kent
Owner/operator:	Imperial Airways
Registration:	G-ABFB
MSN:	S.759
Year of manufacture:	1931
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	OT
Location:	Brindisi -   Italy
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Brindisi-Papola Casale Airport (BDS/LIBR)
Destination airport:	Alexandria Airport (ALY/HEAX)

Narrative:
The Imperial Airways flying boat named "Sylvanus" caught fire while refuelling in Brindisi Harbour. The only occupants of the plane were the refuelling crew, who managed to jump clear and escaped injury.
The Short S.17 Kent had arrived at 08.30 with 13 passengers and a quantity of mail on board. Passengers had disembarked and the flying boat was being prepared for the flight back to Alexandria.

"Lloyd's Weekly Casualty Reports," 15 Nov. 1935
The Times," Wed., 11 Nov. 1935 edition

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