The Short Calcutta or S.8 was a civilian biplane airliner flying boat made by Short Brothers. The Calcutta biplane flying boat originated from an Imperial...

Club Calcutta auction, a method of allocating gambling bets by auction The Calcutta Cup, an annual rugby match between England and Scotland Short S.8 Calcutta...

Specification S.18/29 to specifically cover the procurement of a military variant of the Short S.8 Calcutta, similar to the S.8/2 Calcutta then being designed...

(1924) Short S.5 Singapore I (1925) Short S.6 Sturgeon (1927) (Biplane) Short S.7 Mussel (1926) Short S.8 Calcutta (1928) Short S.10 Gurnard (1929) Short Crusader...

S-Bahn) S8 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany S8 (ZVV), a S-Bahn line in the cantons of Zürich and Zug in Switzerland Short S.8 Calcutta...

"Wings of Peace (Short S.8 Calcutta & S.17 Kent)". Aeroplane Monthly. Kelsey. pp. 97–103. Stroud, John (October 1984). "Wings of Peace (Short L.17 Scylla)"...

development of the Breguet S.8/2 Calcutta, which itself was a militarised licensed version of the British Short S.8 Calcutta. It was built to meet a 1932...

Retrieved 12 June 2022. "1930.22.8.Jihlava-Bedřichov". Leteckenehody. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Short S.8 Calcutta G-AASJ Alexandria". asndata...

pounds (500 kg) of bombs under wings Related development Short S.2 Short Cromarty Short Calcutta Short Sarafand Aircraft of comparable role, configuration...

8 m/s) Sikorsky S-42 Potez-CAMS 141 Related development Short Sarafand Short Knuckleduster Short Scion Senior Short Mayo Composite Short S.26 Short Sunderland...

Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern...

Development of 26T with improved fuselage aerodynamics License built Short S.8 Calcutta (1928) - Three-engine fifteen-seat biplane transport aircraft Breguet...

between Britain and South Africa and India using aircraft such as the Short S.8 Calcutta. In 1928, four Supermarine Southampton flying boats of the RAF Far...

lava away from Hilo's waterworks. December 31 – The Imperial Airways Short S.8 Calcutta flying boat City of Khartoum (registration G-AASJ) suffers a catastrophic...

September 2016, she was canonised by the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The anniversary of her death, 5 September, is now observed as her feast...

links between Britain and South Africa using aircraft such as the Short S.8 Calcutta. During the 1920s, the Royal Air Force (RAF) Far East flight performed...

The Black Hole of Calcutta was a dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta, measuring 14 by 18 feet (4.3 m × 5.5 m), in which troops of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab...

The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft...

The Short S.27 and its derivative, the Short Improved S.27 (sometimes called the Short-Sommer biplane), were a series of early British aircraft built by...

amphibious flying boat Short L.17 Scylla 4-engine biplane airliner Short S.8 Calcutta trimotor biplane airliner flying boat Short S.16 Scion twin-engine...

aircraft continued on the route until 1928 when it was replaced by a Short S.8 Calcutta. The wooden hull of the surviving Sea Eagle, G-EBGR, was retained...

exit from India. Also known as the 1946 Calcutta Riots, it soon became a day of communal violence in Calcutta. It led to large-scale violence between...

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...

capability. The SC.1 has its origins in a submission by Short Brothers to meet a Ministry of Supply (MoS) request for tender (ER.143T) for a vertical take-off...

favourite, whereas Short's submission, named the S.29, was selected as an alternative. When the preferred Type 317 had to be abandoned, the S.29, which later...

architecture and dedicated to Paul the Apostle. It is the seat of the Diocese of Calcutta. The cornerstone was laid in 1839; the building was completed in 1847....

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) was a colonial city. The British East India Company developed Calcutta as a village by establishing an artificial riverine...

grande seduttore trevigiano di Calcutta (che gli dedica un mercato)". Il Gazzettino. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November...

The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located at Esplanade Row West, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state...

The Calcutta Chromosome is a 1996 English-language novel by Indian author Amitav Ghosh. The book, set in Calcutta and New York City at some unspecified...