Status: | |
Date: | Monday 28 December 1936 |
Type: | Short S.8 Calcutta |
Operator: | Imperial Airways |
Registration: | G-EBVG |
MSN: | S.712 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Mirabello Bay, Crete ( Greece)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:During a night stop in Mirabello Bay, Crete, Greece, the hydroplane sustained damage to the fuselage and engines due to a storm and rough seas.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Athenian newspaper "Vradini", 28-Dec-1936, pg 8
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.