Aircraft Photo of G-ADUU | Short S-23 Empire | Imperial Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-ADUU
Aircraft Original Type:	Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:	Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Version:	Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):	S.812
Operator Titles:	Imperial Airways
Aircraft Name:	Cavalier

Location
City / Seaplane Base:	Port Washington - Tom's Point Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:	New York, United States
Airport Codes:	None

Photo Date:	2 August 1937
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	419961

Photo Comment
The S.23 flying boats lacked the range to cross the big pond with payload but a limited route was opened between the British territory of Bermuda and New York or Baltimore. Cavalier was actually shipped to Bermuda. Suffering icing, the aircraft ditched en route from NY - Port Washington to Bermuda on 21 January 1939 and three of the 13 people on board lost their lives. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 11 December 2021, and has since been viewed 493 times.

Photo Comment

The S.23 flying boats lacked the range to cross the big pond with payload but a limited route was opened between the British territory of Bermuda and New York or Baltimore. Cavalier was actually shipped to Bermuda. Suffering icing, the aircraft ditched en route from NY - Port Washington to Bermuda on 21 January 1939 and three of the 13 people on board lost their lives. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 11 December 2021, and has since been viewed 493 times.

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