EAW002345 ENGLAND (1946). The Short Brothers Seaplane Factory, Rochester, 1946

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Title [EAW002345] The Short Brothers Seaplane Factory, Rochester, 1946
Reference EAW002345
Date 5-September-1946
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Place name ROCHESTER
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District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 573393, 167483
Longitude / Latitude 0.49184057197761, 51.379380279655
National Grid Reference TQ734675

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I also remember this, perhaps this old patrol boat had an armoured cupola?

Kizle7
Friday 30th of September 2022 12:48:05 AM
When we were kids in the early 70's we found what looked like a midget submarine conning cupola where this old boat was?

Kizle7
Tuesday 7th of September 2021 11:59:32 PM
WW2 Camouflage Scheme

Sparky
Sunday 6th of August 2017 01:09:56 PM
Dinky Toys made a model of this - it was huge alongside the other planes. It was only made for a year or so and is now very rare and very valuable.

Coventry kid
Thursday 5th of June 2014 10:01:12 PM
Short Shetland prototype.

Obbers
Thursday 5th of September 2013 10:15:40 PM

User Comment Contributions

Very interesting.That is the 2nd prototype,which was the civilian version,& had faired nose & tail. The 1st proto'was built for turrets n.&t. but to my recollection( an apprentice there 1945-'47)these were metal blanks. The large hanger at that end was No.18 & the a/c on the hard standing there with dorsal fairings are either Seafords (Sunderland IV's) or the civilian version, Solents.

55thBrat
Saturday 14th of March 2015 08:25:20 PM
This is the Dinky Supertoys Short Shetland die cast toy plane - made to 1:192 scale.



The civilian version was the one that was made by Dinky - the only other Shetland built and flown was the military version which had a different cockpit - somewhat similar in overall appearance to the Stirling's cockpit - and gun turrets provided in nose and tail.

Coventry kid
Monday 9th of June 2014 08:48:31 PM