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SHORT S-23 EMPIRE

The Short S-23 Empire was a British luxury civil passenger flying-boat of the 1930's and 1940's, first flown in 1936. The Short S-23 Empire was powered by four Bristol Pegasus XC 9-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 320 kmh and a range of 1300 km. The Short S-23 Empire carried a crew of five, seventeen passengers or twelve with sleeping accommodation in three passenger cabins, baggage and up to two tons of mail.
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