RNAS/FAA (1912) Coastal Patrollers, 48 made. Used until 1918. The Short S.38 or Admiralty Type 3 was originally a modified Short S.27 for production tested on a flying-off platform on the battleship HMS London. The remains of this biplane were returned to Short, and it was rebuilt with extensive modifications, ending as a S.38 type, … Read more
RNAS/FAA (1916), 175 made. Used until 1925 The Felixstowe F.2 was a 1917 British flying boatdesigned and developed by Lt. Commander John Cyril Porte at the naval air station of the same name during the First World War. This ws a start of a famous lineage, adapting a larger version of the initial F.1 hull … Read more
RNAS/FAA (1915) 936 made. Used until 1933 The Short Admiralty Type 184, (unofficially also Short 225 after the Sunbeam engine power rating) was a mass-produced, successful British two-seat reconnaissance, torpedo-bomber seaplane with folding-wings. It was designed by Horace Short, one of the company founder, first flown in 1915 and remained in service until after 1918 … Read more
