ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335859
| Date: | Sunday 10 June 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short S.25 Sandringham 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-EBW |
| MSN: | SH.30C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | OT |
| Location: | Port Vila -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
Whilst taxiing for take-off the aircraft struck coral in the harbour puncturing the hull in several places. Reportedly this was caused by an evasive manoeuvre in response to a powered canoe that crossed its path.
The aircraft was stripped of parts and scuttled near the harbour.
Sources:
Michael McFadyen's Scuba Diving Web Site
aussieairliners.org
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