Narrative:
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.
» Voyageur de Mémoire Ouroux
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 24 March 1937 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
| Operator: | Imperial Airways |
| Registration: | G-ADVA |
| MSN: | S.818 |
| First flight: | 1937 |
| Engines: | 4 Bristol Pegasus Xc |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) NNE of Ouroux ( France)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Southampton water, United Kingdom |
| Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML), France |
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.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Empire flying boats of Imperial Airways QANTAS Australia TEAL New Zealand» Voyageur de Mémoire Ouroux
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