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Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers
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Series I-A - Aircraft Files
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Imperial Airways
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[Short S.23 Empire Boat aircraft]
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Identifier
2008-03-31_image_045
Source
The Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers (2008-03-31), Short S.23 Empire Boat (C-Class) Prints Folder
Series
2008-03-31, Series I-A
Creator
Arnold, Rudy
Description
Photograph of an Imperial Airways Short S.23 Empire Boat aircraft, designated "G-ADUV Cambria," at the Pan American Airways (PAA) airport in Port Washington, New York, circa 1930s-1940s. Aircraft is pictured in three-quarters right front view.
Inscription on verso: "Imperial Airway's [sic] transatlantic survey flying boat 'Cambria' being refueled for return ocean flight to England; at P.A.A. airbase, Port Washington, L.I."
Stamped on verso: "It is absolutely forbidden to reproduce, syndicate or use this photo for advertising purposes without written permission. Photo by Rudy Arnold, Press Photographer, Floyd Bennett Airport, Brooklyn. N.Y. newspaper, magazine, aerial & commercial photography. Photo no. Fl3008."
Creation Date
circa 1930s-1940s
Subject
Short S.23 Empire Boat (C-Class Flying Boat)
Commuter Aircraft
Imperial Airways
Seaplanes
Place
Port Washington (N.Y.)
New York (State)
United States
Original Format
photographic prints
Bibliographic Citation
The Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers/The Museum of Flight
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No copyright - United States
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Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers
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Series I-A - Aircraft Files
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Imperial Airways
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public domain
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Arnold, Rudy,
[Short S.23 Empire Boat aircraft]
, [2008-03-31_image_045]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 08/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/10207