| Date: | Wednesday 24 March 1937 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Airways |
| Registration: | G-ADVA |
| MSN: | S.818 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1937 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Pegasus Xc |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,6 km NNE of Ouroux -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Southampton water |
| Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS/LFML) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The flying boat was flying over mountainous country in central France. While making a gradual descent through snow clouds, it struck the ground near the summit of a hill at a point some 2,400 feet above sea level. The captain, three members of the crew and the one passenger were killed, but the radio-operator escaped with slight injuries.
He is said to have been killed in an air crash 12 years later on a flight London to Malta.
Sources:
Empire flying boats of Imperial Airways QANTAS Australia TEAL New Zealand
Voyageur de Mémoire Ouroux
https://archive.org/details/1938-uk-civil-aviation-statistical-and-technical-review/page/63/mode/1up
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Jul-2024 13:12 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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