| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 23, 1947 |
| Time: | 0400 |
| Location: | Bahrain, Persian Gulf |
| Operator: | British Overseas Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Karachi - Bahrain |
| AC Type: | Short Sandringham 5 (flying boat) |
| Registration: | G-AHZB |
| cn / ln: | SH-38C |
| Aboard: | 26 (passengers:18 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:7 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Heavy water landing. The captain misjudged the approach and allowed the aircraft to touchdown heavily, short of the flarepath. He then failed to maintain control during the bounce and the aircraft struck the water in a nose-down attitude. |
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