| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-ACJJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short L.17 Scylla |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short L.17 Scylla |
| Aircraft Version: | Short L.17 Scylla |
| C/n (msn): | S.768 |
| Aircraft Name: | Scylla |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Basle - Birsfelden (closed)Map |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 26 March 1934 to 31 December 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 283926 |
| Photo Comment |
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Using the wing set of the Short Kent flying boat, the Scylla came about when Handley Page quoted Imperial Airways a supposedly unreasonable price for two extra HP.42 airliners. Two Scyllas were built instead and the lead ship received the individual aircraft name Scylla too. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich This photo was added on 28 September 2020, and has since been viewed 965 times. |