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G-AKLN
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1947 Short SA-6 Sealand Mk.I C/N SH.1563Discuss this aircraft in forum |
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| Manufacturer: | Short |
| Model: | SA-6 Sealand Mk.I Search all Short SA-6 Sealand Mk.I |
| Year built: | 1947 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | SH.1563 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 9 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | De Havilland Gipsy Queen 70-3 |
| Registration Number: | G-AKLN |
| Current Status: | Scrapped |
| Address: | , United Kingdom |
| Peter Larkham, 2009-08-13 00:00:00 | |
| Development aircraft, G-AKLN first flown April 5, 1950. Issued to the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Felixstowe, Suffolk, for evaluation as an air sea rescue type. Converted to Series IM (Series III equivalent) and first flown as such on May 25, 1952, as LN-SUF Sold to Westlandske Luftfartselekap of Bergen, Norway June 1952. To Solbergfly, also of Bergen, in August 1958. Scrapped in 1962 | |