1942 Qantas Short Empire shootdown

1942 Qantas Short Empire shootdown

VH-ABB, a Qantas Short Empire similar to the aircraft involved.
Accident
Date	30 January 1942
Summary	Shootdown
Site	West Timor, Dutch East Indies
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Short Empire S.23
Operator	Qantas
Registration	G-AEUH
Flight origin	El Tari International Airport
Destination	Darwin International Airport
Occupants	18
Fatalities	13
Survivors	5

The 1942 Qantas Short Empire shoot-down was an incident that occurred in the early days of the Pacific War during World War II. A Short Empire flying boat airliner, Corio, operated by Qantas was shot down by Japanese aircraft off the coast of West Timor, Dutch East Indies, on 30 January 1942, killing 13 of the occupants.