Imperial Airways Crash History

United Kingdom

Incidents

39

Fatalities

85

39 incidents·

1940Imperial AirwaysArmstrong Whitworth AW.27 Ensign IUnited Kingdom

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1940Imperial AirwaysHandley Page HP.42WUnited Kingdom

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1940Imperial AirwaysHandley Page HP.42WUnited Kingdom

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1940Imperial AirwaysHandley Page HP.42EIndian Ocean

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1939Imperial AirwaysHandley Page HP.42WUnited Kingdom

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1939Imperial AirwaysLockheed 14-WF62 Super ElectraFrance

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1939Imperial AirwaysShort S.30 Empire Flying BoatAtlantic Ocean

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1939Imperial AirwaysShort S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk IIndia

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1939Imperial AirwaysArmstrong Whitworth AW.15 AtalantaEgypt

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1939Imperial AirwaysShort S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk IMozambique

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1939Imperial AirwaysShort S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk IIAtlantic Ocean

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1938Imperial Airwaysde Havilland DH.86 ExpressThailand

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1938Imperial AirwaysShort S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk IIraq

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1938Imperial AirwaysArmstrong Whitworth AW.15 AtalantaKenya

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1937Imperial AirwaysShort S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk IItaly

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1937Imperial AirwaysShort S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk IGreece

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1937Imperial AirwaysHandley Page HP.42EPakistan

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1937Imperial AirwaysShort S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk IFrance

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1937Imperial Airwaysde Havilland DH.86 ExpressGermany

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1936Imperial AirwaysShort S.8 CalcuttaGreece

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1936Imperial AirwaysArmstrong Whitworth AW.15 AtalantaIndia

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1936Imperial AirwaysBoulton Paul P.71AUnited Kingdom

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1936Imperial AirwaysShort S.17 KentGreece

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1935Imperial AirwaysShort S.8 CalcuttaEgypt

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1935Imperial Airwaysde Havilland DH.66 HerculesUganda

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1935Imperial AirwaysShort S.17 KentItaly

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1935Imperial AirwaysBoulton Paul P.71ABelgium

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1935Imperial Airwaysde Havilland DH.86 ExpressAustria

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1933Imperial AirwaysArmstrong Whitworth Argosy IIBelgium

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1931Imperial AirwaysArmstrong Whitworth Argosy IAEgypt

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1931Imperial AirwaysArmstrong Whitworth Argosy IIUnited Kingdom

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1931Imperial Airwaysde Havilland DH.66 HerculesIndonesia

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1930Imperial AirwaysHandley Page W.8gFrance

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1930Imperial Airwaysde Havilland DH.66 HerculesIsrael

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1929Imperial AirwaysShort S.8/1 CalcuttaItaly

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1929Imperial Airwaysde Havilland DH.66 HerculesIran

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1929Imperial AirwaysHandley Page W.10United Kingdom

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1928Imperial AirwaysHandley Page W.8bFrance

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1926Imperial AirwaysHandley Page W.10United Kingdom

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Aircraft Types

Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I6
de Havilland DH.66 Hercules4
Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta3
de Havilland DH.86 Express3
Handley Page HP.42W3
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy II2
Short S.8 Calcutta2

Handley Page HP.42E2

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Countries

United Kingdom8
France4
Egypt3
Italy3
Greece3
Belgium2
Atlantic Ocean2
India2

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