| 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 |
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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. This photo was added on 17 January 2022, and has since been viewed 674 times. |