Short Solent
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The Short Solent is a passenger flying boat that was produced by Short Brothers in the late 1940s. It was developed from the Short Seaford, itself a development of the Short Sunderland military flying
The Aquila Airways Solent III, G-AKNU Sydney, taking-off from Funchal
Solent IV TEAL ZK-AMO Aranui
Solent II BOAC G-AHIN Southampton served the Johannesburg route between 1948 and 1950
Solent III Aquila Airways G-ANAJ City of Funchal at Berth 50, Southampton Docks, in August 1955
Short Sunderland
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The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force. The aircraft took its service name from the town and port of Sund
Short Solent
…is a passenger flying boat that was produced by Short Brothers in the late 1940s. It was developed from the Short Seaford, itself a development of the Short Sunderland military flying boat design. The first Solent flew in 1946. New Solents were used by BOAC and TEAL, production ending in 1949. Second-hand aircraft…
Short Sunderland Mk V in flight
Bunk area
The FN13 rear turret of a Sunderland of No 210 Squadron at Oban, August 1940. The Sunderland was the first RAF flying boat to be fitted with power-operated gun turrets.
A mooring compartment was situated in the nose of the Sunderland, containing anchor, winch, boat-hook and ladder. The front turret was designed to slide back, enabling the crew to secure the aircraft to a buoy, as demonstrated here.