Supermarine Seagull V Walrus (Skybirds 18A)

Exhibit
Supermarine Seagull V Walrus (Skybirds 18A)
location:
Arch Two , Area 16 Aviation (display)
Shelf 2 1930s

1934: Supermarine Seagull V [image info]

1938:Supermarine Seagull V [image info]

A wooden model of the Supermarine Seagull V Walrus, a single engine amphibian reconnaissance aircraft, made as part of the Skybirds range in the 1930s.

The Supermarine Seagull V Walrus

Designed by Reginald J. Mitchell, this aircraft was first known as the Seagull V and then later generations flown from 1933 were known as the Walrus. The Walrus was the first British aircraft to be built with a fully retractable undercarriage, fully enclosed crew accommodations, and had fuselage that was entirely metal. This aircraft was used for gunnery spotting and for air-sea rescue missions.

A total 740 of these aircraft were made for the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and Irish Air Corps, with production finishing in 1944. This aircraft had a wingspan of 45ft 10inches, and could reach speeds of 125mph.

External links

• |Supermarine Seagull V Walrus(navy.gov.au)
• | Supermarine Walrus PROFILE PDF (seawings.co.uk)
• | Supermarine Seagull V A2-4 VH-ALB (warbirdsonline.com.au)
• | Supermarine Walrus (en.wikipedia.org)