Short S.45 Solent crash, Nov 15, 1957 (43 killed), Brook...
Short S.45 Solent accident on November 15, 1957 near Brook Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with 43 fatalities. Cause: Essential cause unknown; the engine...
- Date: November 15, 1957
- Aircraft: Short S.45 Solent
- Location: Brook Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 43
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Essential cause unknown; the engine stoppages were not explained by the inquiry
The Aquila Airways Short Solent G-AKNU left Southampton Water for Lisbon and Madeira with 58 people aboard. The crew reported that No. 4 engine had been feathered and turned back, but about a minute later the flying boat crashed into a chalk quarry on the Isle of Wight. The wreck caught fire and most people on board were killed.