The Short Solent is a passenger flying boat that was produced by Short Brothers in the late 1940s. It was developed from the Short Seaford, itself a development...

The Solent (/ˈsoʊlənt/ SOH-lənt) is a strait between the Isle of Wight and mainland Great Britain; the major historic ports of Southampton and Portsmouth...

ownership by New Zealand and Australian Government . Four Short Sandringham aircraft and Short Solent aircraft were acquired, as well as an ex-Royal New Zealand...

Duxford in Cambridgeshire. NJ203 RAF Short Sunderland IV/Seaford I S-45 NJ203. 1947 Converted to Short Solent 3 by Short Bros Belfast. 1949 BOAC G-AKNP "City...

of Wight The Short Solent, often simply called a Solent, a type of flying boat Solent City, an alternate name for South Hampshire Solent Group, a geological...

designation Solent 3.  United Kingdom British Overseas Airways Corporation Royal Air Force No. 201 Squadron RAF Short S.45 Seaford NJ203, converted to a Short Solent...

Wolf Solent is a novel by John Cowper Powys (1872–1963) that was written while he was based in Patchin Place, New York City, and travelling around the...

(1940) Short S.35 Shetland 1 (1944) Short S.45 Seaford (1944) Short S.45 Solent (1946) Short S.38 SA1 Sturgeon (1946) Short S.39 SA2 Sturgeon Short Nimbus...

occur on English soil. 10km 6miles    The aircraft, an Aquila Airways Short Solent 3 flying boat named the City of Sydney, registered G-AKNU, departed Southampton...

Southampton Solent University (formerly and commonly known as Solent University) is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately...

BOAC continued with theirs until 1950, and even introduced the new Short Solent on the leisurely Nile route to South Africa. In 1948, the unpressurised...

title of the largest inland yacht race. On 4 May 1948 BOAC introduced Short Solent flying boats on the UK (Southampton) to South Africa (Vaaldam) service...

Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 during the Italian Wars, between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England, in the Solent,...

Solent Sky (previously known as the Southampton Hall of Aviation) is an aviation museum in Southampton, England. The museum depicts the history of aviation...

in 1986 in a room inside Hangar 5 at Oakland International Airport. A Short Solent was moved to the museum in 1987. The following year, the museum moved...

long range flying boat passenger airline. Short Sandringham I Short Solent 2 Short Solent 3 Short Solent 4 Short Sunderland 3 Sunderland 3 'Hythe' class...

Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a seaside district of the borough of Gosport in Hampshire, England, about five miles (8 km) west...

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The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It has the distinction of being the first four-engined bomber to be...

resumed, with other types being operated, such as the Short Hythe, Short Sandringham, and Short Solent. However, the war had also produced a legacy of large...

-1.600 The Solent Way is a long-distance footpath in Hampshire, southern England. For the most part, the path follows the coast of the Solent, the sea strait...

Manchester. Out of the 32 people on board 8 survived. 1950 1 February – BOAC Short Solent G-AHIX sank in Southampton water during a test flight, aircraft destroyed...

The Short 360 (also SD3-60; also Shorts 360) is a commuter aircraft that was built by UK manufacturer Short Brothers during the 1980s. The Short 360 seats...

Havilland DH 114 Heron Douglas DC-2 Douglas DC-3 Handley Page Hermes Short Solent In April 1958, the BAS Group fleet comprised 43 aircraft. There are two...

routes, and Handley Page Hermes (and related military Hastings), and Short Solent airliners and the Bristol Freighter and Superfreighter. The Centaurus...

The Short Tucano is a two-seat turboprop basic trainer built by Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a licence-built version of the Brazilian...

After World War II TEAL re-equipped, initially with Short Sandringham and later with Short Solent flying boats, and a former Royal New Zealand Air Force...

The Short Empire was a medium-range four-engined monoplane flying boat, designed and developed by Short Brothers during the 1930s to meet the requirements...

The Short Belfast (or Shorts Belfast) is a heavy lift turboprop freighter that was built by British manufacturer Short Brothers at Belfast. Only 10 aircraft...

into four distinct groups of forts, comprising four sea forts built in the Solent, a group of forts on Portsea Island, a group of forts along Portsdown Hill...