Britain Between the Wars, pt 7 - Short Solent Golden Hind.jpg (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman[_4_]]

[Steven P. McNicoll[_2_]]

Mitchell Holman wrote:

Between the wars? The Solent first flew in 1946.

[Mitchell Holman[_4_]]

"Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in
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> Mitchell Holman wrote:
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> Between the wars? The Solent first flew in 1946.
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"The first aircraft, (G-AFCI "Golden Hind"), was first flown by
Shorts' chief test pilot, John Lankester Parker, on 21 July 1939"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_S.26

[Steven P. McNicoll[_2_]]

Mitchell Holman wrote:
> "Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote in
> m:
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>> Mitchell Holman wrote:
>>
>> Between the wars? The Solent first flew in 1946.
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> "The first aircraft, (G-AFCI "Golden Hind"), was first flown by
> Shorts' chief test pilot, John Lankester Parker, on 21 July 1939"
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_S.26
>

I believe "Golden Hind" was a Short model S.26, and the Solent was Short
model S.45.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Solent