| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 15, 1957 |
| Time: | 2254 |
| Location: | Chessell Down, England |
| Operator: | Aquilla Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | thampton - Lisbon - Funchal |
| AC Type: | Short Solent 3 (flying boat) |
| Registration: | G-AKNU |
| cn / ln: | S-1299 |
| Aboard: | 58 (passengers:50 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 43 (passengers:35 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed into the face of a quarry between Chessel and Brook on the Isle of Wight. The last message transmitted from the aircraft was "No. 4 engine feathered. Coming back in a hurry." Electrical failure or accidental cut-off of the fuel actuator circuit of the No. 3 and No. 4 engines. |
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