Aircraft Photo of VH-ABE | Short S-23 Empire | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA

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:	Darwin - Harbour Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:	Northern Territory, Australia
Airport Codes:	None

Photo Date:	12 December 1938
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	149548

Photo Comment
Blown on to the shore during a storm on December 11, 1938. Dismantled and shipped back the UK for repairs. Swapped with an aircraft from the Imperial Airways fleet and became G-AEUI after being repaired. Remained in service with Imperial until 1947 when it was scrapped. Coorong is a lagoon in South Australia. Qantas retained Imperial's "C" Class naming conventions for its S.23 fleet. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales This photo was added on 5 July 2019, and has since been viewed 567 times.

Photo Comment

Blown on to the shore during a storm on December 11, 1938. Dismantled and shipped back the UK for repairs. Swapped with an aircraft from the Imperial Airways fleet and became G-AEUI after being repaired. Remained in service with Imperial until 1947 when it was scrapped. Coorong is a lagoon in South Australia. Qantas retained Imperial's "C" Class naming conventions for its S.23 fleet. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales

This photo was added on 5 July 2019, and has since been viewed 567 times.

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