| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AFCU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-30 Empire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-30 Empire |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-30 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.880 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Cabot |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1938 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 419274 |
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Compared to the earlier S.23, the S.30 had Bristol Perseus engines giving marginally less power but better efficiency and less drag. The airframe was strengthened to allow higher take-off weights. Cabot was the second of eight S.30 flying boats built but the first to fly in December 1938. Cabot was used for in-flight refuelling trials with Harrow tankers. Impressed as V3137, she was lost in a mission to Norway in May 1940. Photo from: Flight This photo was added on 8 December 2021, and has since been viewed 596 times. |