Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 September 1942
Aircraft Type: Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AFCZ
Location: 42 km SW off M’bour, Senegal –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: Flying BoatFlying Boat
Category: Accident
A Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat lost at sea off Bathurst, Gambia, resulting in the deaths of all 19 crew members.A Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat lost at sea off Bathurst, Gambia, resulting in the deaths of all 19 crew members.
Description
A Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat was lost at sea off Bathurst, Gambia, killing all 19 on board. The flying boat operated on a flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Poole, U.K. with en route stops at Bathurst, Gambia and Lisbon, Portugal.
Primary Cause
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