Aircraft Photo of VH-ABE | Short S-23 Empire | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA | AirHistory.net #431590
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-ABE
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.851
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Aircraft Name:Coorong
Location
City / Seaplane Base:Brisbane - Pinkenba Seaplane (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:1 April 1938 to 11 December 1938
Photo from:Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID: 431590
Photo Comment

Extensively damaged at Darwin in December 1938, see other photo. Shipped to Engeland for repairs. Registered to Imperial Airways as G-AEUI in October 1939, but British reg apparently not applied until 1942. Scrapped at Hythe in 1947.

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