Aircraft Photo of G-AECB | General Aircraft ST-18 Monospar Croydon | AirHistory.net #127607
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AECB
Aircraft Original Type:General Aircraft ST-18 Monospar Croydon
Aircraft Generic Type:General Aircraft ST-18 Monospar Croydon
Aircraft Version:General Aircraft ST-18 Monospar Croydon
C/n (msn):GAL/ST/18/501
Location
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YSSY   IATA: SYD   Local: YSSY   Other: -
 
Photo Date:August 1936 to September 1936
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 127607
Photo Comment

The one and only ST-18 Croydon. The British 12-seater set off for a return flight to Australia on July 30, 1936 in the hope the publicity might attract orders. But it got the wrong publicity when on the return trip it force-landed on Seringapatam Reef in the Timor Sea on October 7 after navigation errors. Fishermen rescued the crew but the Croydon was abandoned to the elements.

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