Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 16 accidents and incidents involving the Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I, accounting for 67 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
16
Recorded accidents
67
Fatalities in this listing
1937–1944
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942-02-28 | Qantas Empire Airways, lsf BOAC · G-AETZ | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Pacific Ocean | 22 |
| 1942-01-30 | Qantas Empire Airways, lsf BOAC · G-AEUH | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Indonesia | 13 |
| 1942-02-27 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A18-12 | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Australia | 7 |
| 1937-03-24 | Imperial Airways · G-ADVA | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | France | 5 |
| 1938-11-27 | Imperial Airways · G-AETW | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Iraq | 4 |
| 1941-12-29 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-ADUX | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Indonesia | 4 |
| 1937-10-01 | Imperial Airways · G-ADVC | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Greece | 3 |
| 1943-04-22 | Qantas · VH-ADU | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Papua New Guinea | 2 |
| 1937-12-05 | Imperial Airways · G-ADUZ | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Italy | 2 |
| 1942-03-22 | RAAF, opb Qantas Empire Airways · G-AEUF | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Australia | 2 |
| 1939-05-01 | Imperial Airways · G-ADVD | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Mozambique | 2 |
| 1944-10-11 | Qantas · VH-ABB | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Australia | 1 |
| 1939-03-12 | Qantas Empire Airways, lsf Imperial Airways · G-ADUY | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1939-06-12 | Imperial Airways · G-ADVE | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | India | 0 |
| 1942-12-01 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AETX | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | South Africa | 0 |
| 1942-03-03 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AEUC | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Australia | 0 |