Editing Imperial Airways (section)

==== 1930s ====
*30 October 1930: Handley Page W.8g G-EBIX ''City of Washington'' struck high ground in fog at [[Boulogne-Billancourt|Boulogne]], [[Paris]], [[France]], killing three of six on board.<ref name="HPW" /><ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-EBMZ|id= 19301030-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>
*28 March 1933: [[Armstrong Whitworth Argosy]] G-AACI ''City of Liverpool'' [[1933 Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash|crashed]] at [[Diksmuide]], [[Belgium]] following an in-flight fire. This is suspected to be the first case of sabotage in the air. All fifteen people on board were killed.<ref name="Argosy">Stroud, May 1985, pp.265–269</ref>
*30 December 1933: [[Avro Ten]] G-ABLU ''Apollo'' collided with a radio mast at [[Ruysselede]], Belgium and [[1933 Imperial Airways Ruysselede crash|crashed]]. All ten people on board were killed.<ref name="Avro">Stroud, Feb 1991, pp.115–120</ref>
*31 December 1935: Short Calcutta G-AASJ ''City of Khartoum'' crashed off [[Alexandria, Egypt|Alexandria]], [[Egypt]] when all four engines failed on approach, possibly due to fuel starvation; twelve of 13 on board drowned when the flying boat sank.<ref name="Calcutta" /><ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-AASJ|id= 19351231-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>
*22 August 1936: [[Short Kent]] G-ABFA ''Scipio'' sank at [[Mirabello Bay]], [[Crete]] after a heavy landing, killing two of 11 on board.<ref name="Calcutta" /><ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-ABFA|id= 19360822-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>
*24 March 1937: [[Short Empire]] G-ADVA ''Capricornus '' crashed in the Beaujolois Mountains near [[Ouroux]], France, following a navigation error, killing five.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-ADVA|id= 19370324-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>
*1 October 1937: Short Empire G-ADVC ''Courtier'' crashed on landing in [[Phaleron Bay]], [[Greece]] due to poor visibility, killing two of 15 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-ADVC|id= 19371001-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>
*5 December 1937: Short Empire G-ADUZ ''Cygnus '' crashed on takeoff from [[Brindisi]], Italy due to incorrect flap settings, killing two.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-ADUZ|id= 19371205-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>
*27 July 1938: [[Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta]] G-ABTG ''Amalthea'' flew into a hillside near [[Kisumu]], [[Kenya]] shortly after takeoff, killing all four on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-ABTG|id= 19380727-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>
*27 November 1938: Short Empire G-AETW ''Calpurnia'' crashed in [[Lake Habbaniyah]], [[Iraq]] in bad weather after the pilot descended to maintain visual contact with the ground following spatial disorientation, killing all four crew.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-AETW|id= 19381127-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>
*21 January 1939: Short Empire G-ADUU ''Cavalier'' [[1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching|ditched]] in the Atlantic 285&nbsp;mi off [[New York (state)|New York]] due to [[carburettor]] icing and loss of engine power; three drowned while ten survivors were picked up by the tanker ''Esso Baytown''. Thereafter Imperial Airways and Pan-American trans-oceanic flying boats had the upper surfaces of the wings painted with orange high visibility markings.
*1 May 1939: Short Empire G-ADVD ''Challenger'' crashed in the [[Lumbo]] lagoon while attempting to land at [[Lumbo Airport]], killing two of six on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= G-ADVD|id= 19390501-0|accessdate= 18 January 2013}}</ref>