ASN Aircraft accident Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I G-AETW Lake Habbaniyah
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Date:Sunday 27 November 1938
Type:Silhouette image of generic ss23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I
Operator:Imperial Airways
Registration: G-AETW
MSN: S.839
First flight: 1937
Engines: 4 Bristol Pegasus Xc
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Lake Habbaniyah (   Iraq)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed during sandstorm at night. The captain descended very low in the darkness and bad weather in order to fix his position by ground observation. The flying boat, named "Calpurnia", struck the water with the engines running at full power.

Sources:
» Flight 20-7-1939


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accident date: 27-11-1938
type: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I
registration: G-AETW
 
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.
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