"General Purpose Open Sea Patrol Flying Boat" and was based on the Saro A.7 Severn. The London and its contemporary, the Supermarine Stranraer, were the last...
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Beeson "Ken" Saro-Wiwa (10 October 1941 – 10 November 1995) was a Nigerian writer, teacher, television producer, and environmental activist. Saro-Wiwa was...
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Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick (redirect from Saro A.36 Lerwick)
duties to replace the Royal Air Force's biplane flying boats such as the Saro London and Supermarine Stranraer. The specification called for a cruise speed...
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(1864), steamship sunk in 1866 Saro London, British biplane flying boat .london, top-level Internet domain for London 'London', a red variety of Darwin tulip...
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Saunders-Roe (redirect from SARO Aviation)
Saunders/Saro A.7 Severn Saro A.17 Cutty Sark Saro A.19 Cloud Saro A.21 Windhover Saro A.27 London Saro A.29 Cloud Monospar Saro A.33 Saro A.36 Lerwick Saro A...
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Hudson (RAF) Lockheed Ventura (RAF) Martin Maryland (RAF) Saro London (RAF) retired 1941 Saro Lerwick (RAF) retired 1942 Short Empire (RAF) two aircraft...
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and Short Sunderland. It was also used on the Anbo 41, Bristol Bombay, Saro London, Short Empire, Vickers Wellesley and the Westland Wallace. Like the Jupiter...
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The Saro P.531 (or Saunders-Roe P.531) is a British all-metal five-seat helicopter designed and built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro). The P.531 was a...
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Supermarine Southampton Mk.II (Jan 1929 – Dec 1936) Saro London Mk.I (Apr 1936 – Jun 1938) Saro London Mk.II (Jan 1938 – 1938) Short Sunderland Mk.I (Apr...
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Saunders Severn (redirect from Saro Severn)
English Channel. Saro learned from the experience and their next aircraft, the Saro London was considerably more robust. Data from London 1988, p. 85 General...
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Prototype 1 Saro A.33 UK Maritime patrol flying boat 1938 Prototype 1 Saro Lerwick UK Maritime patrol flying boat 1938 Operational 21 Saro London UK Maritime...
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Noo Saro-Wiwa is a British-Nigerian author, noted for her travel writing. She is the daughter of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Noo Saro-Wiwa was born...
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Bornale Tsaro-Wiwa (28 November 1968 – 18 October 2016), also known as Ken Saro-Wiwa, Jr, although he himself chose to use the name Ken Wiwa, was a Nigerian...
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two-seat four-engined experimental flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited ("Saro") at Cowes. The Shrimp was designed by H Knowler in 1939 as a half-size research...
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000 pounds (450 kg) of bombs. The Stranraer and its contemporary, the Saro London, were the last multi-engine, biplane flying-boats to see service with...
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Aircraft of World War II. London: Bounty Books. ISBN 0-7537-1460-4. Munson, Kenneth (1983). Fighters and Bombers of World War II. London: Peerage Books. ISBN 0-907408-37-0...
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World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00103-6. Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical...
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disbanded 210 Squadron and subsequently reformed back to 210 Sqn again. 201 Saro London I & II Short Sunderland I & II 9 August 1939 26 May 1940 6 November 1939...
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Aircraft Factory C.E.1 UK 1918 2 Saab Swordfish MPA Sweden 2016 Saro Lerwick UK 1938 21 Saro London UK 1934 31 Savoia-Marchetti S.55 Italy 1924 243+ Savoia-Marchetti...
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War, the squadron flew anti-submarine patrols from RAF Gibraltar with Saro London, Consolidated Catalina and Short Sunderland flying boats and Fairey Swordfish...
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The saros (/ˈsɛərɒs/ ) is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.321 days (18.04 years), or 18 years plus 10, 11, or 12 days (depending...
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Putnam & Co., London 1978, ISBN 0-370-30186-2. Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing...
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The Saro A17 Cutty Sark was a British amphibious aircraft from the period between World War I and World War II, built by the British firm Saunders-Roe...
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Beverley. Flying boats were given the names of coastal or port communities: Saro London, Supermarine Stranraer, and Short Sunderland. Land-based maritime patrol...
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Squadron returned to Plymouth. It again re-equipped, this time with Saro London flying boats, from October that year. The squadron continued its routine...
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Hawker Hurricane fighter Hawker Nimrod fighter Hawker Woodcock fighter Saro London maritime reconnaissance seaplane Short Rangoon maritime reconnaissance...
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Saunders-Roe Princess (redirect from Saro Princess)
ISBN 1-84415-178-6. London, Peter (2003). British Flying Boats. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2695-3. London, Peter (1988). Saunders and Saro Aircraft...
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Force Coastal Command's Anti-Shipping Campaign, 1940–1945. Frank & Cass. London. 2005. ISBN 0-7146-4147-2. Hendrie, Andrew. The Cinderella Service: RAF...
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in service until 1937, being replaced by the Short Singapore and the Saro London. One aircraft was retained by the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment...
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pronunciation: [saˈvɛːrjo mammoˈliːti]; born January 13, 1942), also known as Saro, is an Italian criminal and member of the 'Ndrangheta. He was the capobastone...
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