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Short Empire flying boat 'Corinthian', Alexandria, Egypt, c1938-c1941.
Short Empire flying boat 'Corinthian', Alexandria, Egypt, c1938-c1941. 42 Empire class flying boats were built by Short Brothers at their factory in Rochester, Kent, the first flying in 1936. Operated by Imperial Airways, then BOAC, they carried passengers and mail between Britain and its colonies in Asia, Africa and Australasia. 'Corinthian' entered service in 1937. The plane crashed at Darwin, Australia, on 22 March 1942 with two fatalities.
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AR982087
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
5068px × 3472px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1930s
1940s
20th century
AEROPLANE
AIR TRANSPORT
air travel
AIRCRAFT
AIRLINE
Airplane
ALEXANDRIA
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
BOAC
Britain
British
British Overseas Airlines Corporation
Corinthian
DECADE
egypt
FLIGHT
flying boat
FORTIES
geographical feature
Geography
Imperial Airways
Mediterranean Sea
Monochrome
Photograph
PLANE
Print Collector21
Propeller
Seascape
Short Empire
TGN
The Print Collector
THIRTIES
transport
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation, Air
Travel
URBAN
Water