| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-ADUW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-23 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.814 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Castor |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Macon - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 3 January 1937 to 31 December 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 452749 |
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The Short S.23 was rather short on range and it seems that a stop on the Saône river in Mâcon was sometimes necessary on the leg between Portsmouth and Marseille. The Hôtel d'Europe et d'Angleterre in Mâcon says the flying boats moored at their doorsteps and this seems to be correct - the Pont Saint-Laurent bridge is just visible under the wing and the pointy house seen above the cockpit still stands. Photo from: Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon This photo was added on 11 April 2022, and has since been viewed 793 times. |