| Date: | Saturday 28 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas Empire Airways, lsf BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AETZ |
| MSN: | S.842 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1937 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7000 hours |
| Engine model: | Bristol Pegasus Xc |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | ca 400 km S off Cilacap, Java, Indonesia -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM) |
The aircraft, named Circe, was engaged in the evacuation of civilians and military personnel from Tjilatjap (now Cilacap), Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia), to Broome, Australia. It was shot down by a Japanese bomber which was on a maritime patrol from Denpasar, Bali.
Sources:
G-AETZ. Short S-23C Empire Flying Boat. c/n S.842.
Statistics
- 7th worst accident in 1942
- worst accident of this aircraft type
- worst accident of this aircraft type at the time
Location
Images:
photo (c) IWM AUS 247; Lake Tiberias, Palestin
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