The Seaplane Experimental Station, formerly RNAS Felixstowe, was a British Royal Air Force aircraft design unit during the early part of the 20th century.
Felixstowe F.2Bs starting out on patrol. Some of the motor boats that towed them can be seen. A converted seaplane lighter with a flight deck moored on the right.
Royal Air Force Felixstowe, or more simply RAF Felixstowe, was a Royal Air Force station located 2.7 miles northeast of Harwich, Essex, England and 10.7 miles southeast of Ipswich, Suffolk.
Seaplane Experimental Station
…Experimental Establishment from 1 April 1924 until the Second World War. It was also used as a base by the Schneider Trophy team, the High Speed Flight. RAF Felixstowe closed on 21 June 1962. Felixstowe Porte Baby…
Aerial view, 1933.
A Consolidated Model 28-5 (P96300), shortly after joining the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment for trials in July 1939.