Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 22 April 1943 |
Type: | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
Operator: | Qantas |
Registration: | VH-ADU |
MSN: | S.844 |
First flight: | 1937-09-11 (5 years 7 months) |
Total airframe hrs: | 6500 |
Engines: | 4 Bristol Pegasus Xc |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 31 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | off Port Moresby ( Papua New Guinea) |
Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | Townsville Airport, QLD (TSV/YBTL), Australia |
Port Moresby Harbour Seaplane Base, Papua New Guinea |