[1] The aircraft, an Aquila Airways Short Solent 3 flying boat named the City of Sydney, registered G-AKNU, departed Southampton Water at 22:46 on a night flight to Las Palmas and Madeira via Lisbon.

At the time of impact, the plane was banked 45 degrees to the right, the same side of the aircraft that had lost all engine power according to the accident report.

[3] A public inquiry by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Ministry of Transport[6] concluded that the essential cause remains unknown.

[8] A 50th anniversary memorial service was held in the village of Brook, Isle of Wight on 18 November 2007 to commemorate the lives lost.

[9] In October 2008 a permanent memorial was dedicated at Brook's St Mary's Church, about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) due south of the crash site.