Aircraft Photo of XE172 | Short SB-6 Seamew AS1 | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #335108
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XE172
Aircraft Original Type:Short SB-6 Seamew
Aircraft Generic Type:Short SB-6 Seamew
Aircraft Version:Short SB-6 Seamew AS1
C/n (msn):SH1776
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
 
Photo Date:1954 to 1957
Photo from:Kas van Zonneveld Collection
Photo ID: 335108
Photo Comment

The Seamew was designed in 1951 as a lightweight anti-submarine aircraft. It first flew on August 23, 1954, but due to a shift in defense strategy and poor aircraft performance, it never went into service and only 24 frames had flown before the program was cancelled. Unfortunately, none of the aircraft were preserved after 1967. Judging other online photos, the location could have been Farnborough (in 1955), but I'm not sure. If you know/are the photographer of this photo, please contact me.

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