| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-AETV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-23 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.838 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Aircraft Name: | Coriolanus |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Cairo - Rod El Farag Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 420925 |
| Photo Comment |
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The passengers were having breakfast on the Imperial Airways station boat. Coriolanus was brand new, having commenced her maiden trip to Alexandria as flight IE 559 on 20 June and going back to Southampton as IW 557 on 22 June. She carried out evacuation missions from Java to Broome, Australia in February 1942 and was transferred to Qantas as VH-ABG later in 1942. The last Empire flying boat in service, she was withdrawn on 23 December 1947 and scrapped soon thereafter. Photo by: Sophie Petersen / National Museum of Denmark This photo was added on 13 December 2021, and has since been viewed 518 times. |