Short Singapore III, Card No 02 (GPAviation 1938)

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Aircraft, Series 1 (Godfrey Phillips)

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Card No. 02: The SHORT SINGAPORE III

Long-range reconnaissance Flying-boat

Four Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines

  • Span: 90 feet
  • Weight loaded; 27,500 lbs.
  • Maximum speed: 145 m.p.h. at at 2.000 feet
  • Minimum speed: 65 m.p.h.
  • Ceiling: 15,000 feet
  • Range: 1,000 miles

Built by: Short Bros. (Rochester & Bedford), Ltd., Rochester, Kent. Used by:

  • The Royal Air Force.