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Fecha: | miércoles 24 marzo 1937 |
Hora: | 14:30 |
Tipo: | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
Operador: | Imperial Airways |
Registración: | G-ADVA |
Numéro de série: | S.818 |
Año de Construcción: | 1937 |
Motores: | 4 Bristol Pegasus Xc |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 5 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 6 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | 1,6 km (1 milles) NNE of Ouroux ( Francia)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Southampton water, Reino Unido |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML), Francia |
Descripción:The flying boat flew into a mountainside during a heavy snow shower, sliding on the ground for ca 300 m before coming to a stop at the edge of a wood. Three of the crew were killed instantly, the only woman passenger and the cabin attendant died some hours later. The radio operator went for help. He is said to have been killed in an air crash 12 years later on a flight London to Malta.
Fuentes:
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Empire flying boats of Imperial Airways QANTAS Australia TEAL New Zealand»
Voyageur de Mémoire Ouroux
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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.