UK1 L9786 Short ScionSenior 1939-10 Rochester.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Orval Fairbairn]

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Joseph Testagrose > wrote:

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What did it have? 4 Pobjoys? I have heard the the Pobjoy ranks among the
world's worst aircraft engines.

[®i©ardo[_3_]]

On 08/02/2014 03:50, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
> In article >,
> Joseph Testagrose > wrote:
>
>> begin 644 UK1 L9786 Short ScionSenior 1939-10 Rochester.jpg
>> [Image]
>>
>> end
>
> What did it have? 4 Pobjoys? I have heard the the Pobjoy ranks among the
> world's worst aircraft engines.
>

There's some information here:

http://www.nolemmings.nl/wwiiair/html%20pages/SHORT%20S22%20SCION%20SENIOR.htm

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[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
®i©ardo > wrote:

> On 08/02/2014 03:50, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Joseph Testagrose > wrote:
> >
> >> begin 644 UK1 L9786 Short ScionSenior 1939-10 Rochester.jpg
> >> [Image]
> >>
> >> end
> >
> > What did it have? 4 Pobjoys? I have heard the the Pobjoy ranks among the
> > world's worst aircraft engines.
> >
>
> There's some information here:
>
> http://www.nolemmings.nl/wwiiair/html%20pages/SHORT%20S22%20SCION%20SENIOR.htm

Yes -- Four 90 HP Pobjoy Niagara III engines! They probably needed four
so they could have at least one running.

The Pobjoy plant was destroyed in a WW-II bombing raid. Given the
reputation of the Pobjoy, I wonder if it was the RAF who bombed it? ;-)