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Old 10 June 2000, 12:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I have just acquired aphotograph of a Short S 538 used my a Major Woods for a shot at crossing the Atlantic around 1919/20 period does any one have any information on this. The photograph was probably taken at Leuchars or Turnhouse.
 
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If his machine was named "The Shamrock" the only info I have is that it dropped out in 1919. There is a picture in The Hulton Getty Picture Collection book "Aviation" (ed.) Peter Almond, showing it at Eastchurch. Four men are shown swinging the prop together(!) and a huge under-slung fuel tank is fitted.

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Thanks for that, cannot read a name but it does have a large underslug tank. john
 
 

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