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Arriving Brisbane 3

Short S.23 C-class flying boat of

Imperial Airways Qantas Empire Airways Tasman Empire Airways

Modelled for Flight Simulator X

by Jens B. Kristensen Version 3.0

 

This famous aircraft formed the backbone of the British national airline, Imperial Airways, and its partners Qantas Empire Airways and Tasman Empire Airways Ltd. from the mid thirties and into World War Two. More modern aircraft replaced the aircraft that survived the war in 1947-48. The C-class also served as the basis of a famous, military flying boat, the Short Sunderland. Seen hear on route from Sydney to Brisbane

Information from excellent manual included with download.

 

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Uploaded on November 21, 2011