| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-EBVG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S.8 Calcutta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S.8 Calcutta |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S.8 Calcutta |
| C/n (msn): | S.712 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | River Thames, Westminster |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 4 August 1928 |
| Photo by: | L. Baker (via Mike Cain) |
| Photo ID: | 520593 |
| Photo Comment |
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Prototype, registered Nov.1927. First flew 14 Feb.1928. To Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe for trials 15 March 1928, after completion of which it landed on the Thames between Vauxhall and Lambeth Bridges on 1 August 1928 and was moored by Westminster Bridge for three days so that Members of Parliament could inspect an aircraft intended to forge important links across the Empire. Handed over to Imperial Airways 9 Aug.1928. During a night stop in Mirabello Bay, Crete on 28 Dec.1936 it was damaged beyond repair while moored in a storm and rough seas. This photo is copyright © L. Baker, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 November 2022, and has since been viewed 253 times. |