| Date: | Saturday 22 August 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short S.17 Kent |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Airways |
| Registration: | G-ABFA |
| MSN: | S.758 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1931 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mirabella Bay, Crete -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria Seaplane Base |
| Mirabella Bay, Crete |
The Short S.17 Kent flying boat 'Scipio' sank after a heavy landing at sea in string downdraft conditions. Because of communications difficulties, the rescue ship was delayed. The airplane sank and two of the seven passengers died as they were trapped in the wreckage.
Sources:
Flight
Athenian newspaper "??ad???" page 8
Location
Images:
photo (c) Paul Haigh; near Mirabella Harbour; 15 February 2019
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