The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 was a prototype flying boat fighter aircraft designed and built by British seaplane manufacturer Saunders-Roe. It was the first jet-propelled water-based aircraft in the world.
Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
TG263 at Solent Sky in 2011
A Metropolitan-Vickers F.2/Beryl turbojet engine
Saunders-Roe Limited, also known as Saro, was a British aerospace and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Saunders-Roe Princess G-ALUN displaying at the Farnborough SBAC Show in September 1953
Saro works at East Cowes in September 1954 with stored Princess G-ALUN
Gloster Saro Meteor light foam tender at Brooklands Museum
MV Red Jet 3 docked at the Columbine, 19 August 2018