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Commercial Airlines Collection
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[Short S.30 Empire flying boat taxiing across water]
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Identifier
2018-00-00-23_image_118
Source
The Commercial Airlines Collection (2018-00-00-23), Imperial Airways Folder
Description
Photograph of an Imperial Airways Short S.30 Empire Boat flying boat (fuselage designation ZK-AMC, aircraft designation "Awarua") taxiing across water, circa 1931-1939.
Inscription on verso: "Short S 30 Empire Class Flying Boat / ZK-AMC / 'Awarua' / Imperial Airways."
Creation Date
circa 1931-1939
Subject
Imperial Airways
Short S.30 Empire Boat (Long-Range C-Class Flying Boat)
Transport planes
Commuter aircraft
Seaplanes
Extent
1 photograph : print, black and white ; 22 x 15 cm
Original Format
photographic prints
Bibliographic Citation
The Commercial Airlines Collection/The Museum of Flight
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No copyright - United States
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Commercial Airlines Collection
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public domain
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[Short S.30 Empire flying boat taxiing across water]
, [2018-00-00-23_image_118]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 09/02/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/27413
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