Short S23 'Empire' Flying Boat 'Canopus', 1936.
Image number: 10237588
Model (scale 1:24). Imperial Airways ordered 28 Flying Boats from the Short Brothers of Rochester, Kent, following the British Government's decision to carry all mail to the Empire by air without a surcharge. British Overseas Airways continued using them throughout World War II, and they were last operated in 1947.
- Image number:
- 10237588
- Credit:
- Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
- Date taken:
- 20 October 2003 12:17
- Image rights:
- Science Museum
