Registration / Serial:N179
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-5 Singapore
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-5 Singapore
Aircraft Version:Short S-5 Singapore
C/n (msn):S.677
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 August 1926 to 30 October 1927
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:422100Submit Correction
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The Rudy Arnold files at the NASM contain some photos of British aeroplanes clearly not taken by Arnold, with potty dates such as 12 November 1938 for this one. This is the first prototype of the Short Singapore, which eventually led to the four-engined, triple-finned S.19 Singapore III. N179 first flew on 17 August 1926 and is seen on the River Medway near the Short factory, with Rochester Cathedral visible and Rochester Castle behind the propeller. As G-EBUP it left for South Africa with Alan Cobham on 17 November 1927. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:N179
Aircraft Version:Short S-5 Singapore
C/n (msn):S.677
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 August 1926 to 30 October 1927
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Registration / Serial:N179
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-5 Singapore
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-5 Singapore
Aircraft Version:Short S-5 Singapore
C/n (msn):S.677
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 August 1926 to 30 October 1927
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:422100Submit Correction
View count: 560
The Rudy Arnold files at the NASM contain some photos of British aeroplanes clearly not taken by Arnold, with potty dates such as 12 November 1938 for this one. This is the first prototype of the Short Singapore, which eventually led to the four-engined, triple-finned S.19 Singapore III. N179 first flew on 17 August 1926 and is seen on the River Medway near the Short factory, with Rochester Cathedral visible and Rochester Castle behind the propeller. As G-EBUP it left for South Africa with Alan Cobham on 17 November 1927. Photo from: Smithsonian Institution
Registration / Serial:N179
Aircraft Version:Short S-5 Singapore
C/n (msn):S.677
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Rochester - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:1 August 1926 to 30 October 1927
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive