Narrative:
The flying boat, named "Courtier", crashed during landing in Faliron Bay, Greece. in Faliron Bay. Three passengers drowned.
Weather was calm and sunny with a mirror like sea. Due to optical illusion the flying boat experienced a heavy landing and the fuselage cracked. The wreckage sank.
Runway mishap
» Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië 2-10-1937
» Athenian Newspaper ????????S pg 1 & 2
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 1 October 1937 |
| Type: |  Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
| Operator: | Imperial Airways |
| Registration: | G-ADVC |
| MSN: | S.820 |
| First flight: | 1937 |
| Engines: | 4 Bristol Pegasus Xc |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Faliro Bay ( Greece)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria Airport (ALY/HEAX), Egypt |
| Athens Seaplane Base, Greece |
The flying boat, named "Courtier", crashed during landing in Faliron Bay, Greece. in Faliron Bay. Three passengers drowned.
Weather was calm and sunny with a mirror like sea. Due to optical illusion the flying boat experienced a heavy landing and the fuselage cracked. The wreckage sank.
Classification:
Heavy landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999» Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië 2-10-1937
» Athenian Newspaper ????????S pg 1 & 2
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Alexandria Airport to Athens Seaplane Base as the crow flies is 938 km (586 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Alexandria Airport to Athens Seaplane Base as the crow flies is 938 km (586 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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