Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat crashes

15 crashes involving the Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat since 1937, with 78 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 15
• Fatal crashes: 13
• Fatalities: 78
• First recorded: March 24, 1937
• Most recent: October 11, 1944

Deadliest

1. February 28, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Indian Ocean, World (20 fatalities)
2. April 22, 1943: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (13 fatalities)
3. January 30, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (13 fatalities)
4. February 27, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Townsville Queensland, Australia (6 fatalities)
5. March 24, 1937: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Ouroux Rhône, France (5 fatalities)

Countries

• Australia (3)
• Indonesia (3)
• International waters and airspace (2)
• France (1)
• Greece (1)
• India (1)
• Iraq (1)
• Italy (1)
• Mozambique (1)
• Papua New Guinea (1)

Years

• 1939 (4)
• 1942 (4)
• 1937 (3)
• 1938 (1)
• 1941 (1)
• 1943 (1)
• 1944 (1)

All crashes

• October 11, 1944: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Sydney New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• April 22, 1943: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (13 fatalities)
• March 22, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia (2 fatalities)
• February 28, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Indian Ocean, World (20 fatalities)
• February 27, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Townsville Queensland, Australia (6 fatalities)
• January 30, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (13 fatalities)
• December 29, 1941: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Sabang Aceh, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
• June 12, 1939: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Calcutta West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
• May 1, 1939: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Lumbo Nampula, Mozambique (2 fatalities)
• March 12, 1939: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Jakarta City District of Jakarta, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1939: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Atlantic Ocean, World (3 fatalities)
• November 27, 1938: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Lake Habbaniya Iraq, Iraq (4 fatalities)
• December 5, 1937: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Brindisi Apulia, Italy (2 fatalities)
• October 1, 1937: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Greece (3 fatalities)
• March 24, 1937: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Ouroux Rhône, France (5 fatalities)