Aircraft Photo of G-AEUE | Short S-23 Empire | Imperial Airways | AirHistory.net #354025
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AEUE
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-23 Empire
Aircraft Version:Short S-23 Empire
C/n (msn):S.847
Operator Titles:Imperial Airways / Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Aircraft Name:Cameronian
Location
City / Seaplane Base:Kupang - Roadstead of Kupang Seaplane (closed)Map
Country:Indonesia
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:15 August 1938
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 354025
Photo Comment

Sophie Petersen sure got around. Kupang (then Koepang in Dutch) in West Timor was a stop between Darwin and Singapore, a route operated by Qantas crews. The flying boat is flying a Dutch courtesy flag. Photo by: Sophie Petersen / National Museum of Denmark

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