| L.17 Scylla | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Biplane airliner |
| Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
| Primary user | Imperial Airways |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| First flight | 26 March 1934 |
| Retired | 1940 |
| Developed from | Short Kent |
The Short L.17 Scylla was a British four-engined 39-seat biplane airliner designed and built by Short Brothers at the request of Imperial Airways to supplement the Handley Page H.P.42 fleet already in service after Handley Page quoted an excessive price for two additional H.P.42s. They were ordered in 1933.
Imperial Airways used the Scylla for scheduled flights from London to Paris and other European cities. Two aircraft were built, Scylla (G-ACJJ) and Syrinx (G-ACJK). Both served with the airline, until its merger into BOAC in 1939, when both were taken out of service the following year, Scylla after being wrecked and Syrinx being scrapped.