8 results found
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Solent Sky Museum
Photo Date:18 April 2024
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Photo ID:687741Submit Correction
View count: 78
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:18 April 2024
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Solent Sky Museum
Photo Date:18 April 2024
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Photo ID:687741Submit Correction
View count: 78
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:18 April 2024
Photo by:Derek FergusonContact
Registration / Serial:S1595
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine S.6
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine S.6
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6B
C/n (msn):[ S1595 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Calshot - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Event:Schneider Trophy 1931
Photo Date:September 1931
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:661107Submit Correction
View count: 210
S1595 won the 1931 Schneider Trophy. No foreign competitors made it to Calshot so Britain scored an easy victory. The other S.6B, S1596, broke the absolute world air speed record, reaching 655.7 km/h (407.5 mph).
Registration / Serial:S1595
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6B
C/n (msn):[ S1595 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Calshot - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:September 1931
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:S1595
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine S.6
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine S.6
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6B
C/n (msn):[ S1595 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Calshot - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Event:Schneider Trophy 1931
Photo Date:September 1931
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:661107Submit Correction
View count: 210
S1595 won the 1931 Schneider Trophy. No foreign competitors made it to Calshot so Britain scored an easy victory. The other S.6B, S1596, broke the absolute world air speed record, reaching 655.7 km/h (407.5 mph).
Registration / Serial:S1595
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6B
C/n (msn):[ S1595 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Seaplane Base:Calshot - Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:September 1931
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:3 February 2008
Photo by:Andy AndersonContact
Photo ID:573645Submit Correction
View count: 379
Registration / Serial:S1595
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6B
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:3 February 2008
Photo by:Andy AndersonContact
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:3 February 2008
Photo by:Andy AndersonContact
Photo ID:573645Submit Correction
View count: 379
Registration / Serial:S1595
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6B
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:3 February 2008
Photo by:Andy AndersonContact
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Solent Sky Museum
Photo Date:12 September 2017
Photo by:Ian HowatContact
Photo ID:446200Submit Correction
View count: 152
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:12 September 2017
Photo by:Ian HowatContact
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Solent Sky Museum
Photo Date:12 September 2017
Photo by:Ian HowatContact
Photo ID:446200Submit Correction
View count: 152
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:12 September 2017
Photo by:Ian HowatContact
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Solent Sky Museum
Photo Date:24 September 2020
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
Photo ID:285805Submit Correction
View count: 140
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:24 September 2020
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Solent Sky Museum
Photo Date:24 September 2020
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
Photo ID:285805Submit Correction
View count: 140
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:24 September 2020
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Southampton Hall of Aviation
Photo Date:30 July 1992
Photo by:Malcolm ClarkeContact
Photo ID:102394Submit Correction
View count: 284
Built in 1929, N248 was entered for the Schneider Trophy contest held at Calshot the same year. Disqualified for turning inside a pylon,it nevertheless set a new world air speed record of 332 mph.
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:30 July 1992
Photo by:Malcolm ClarkeContact
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Southampton Hall of Aviation
Photo Date:30 July 1992
Photo by:Malcolm ClarkeContact
Photo ID:102394Submit Correction
View count: 284
Built in 1929, N248 was entered for the Schneider Trophy contest held at Calshot the same year. Disqualified for turning inside a pylon,it nevertheless set a new world air speed record of 332 mph.
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:30 July 1992
Photo by:Malcolm ClarkeContact
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Solent Sky Museum
Photo Date:23 February 2011
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID:63535Submit Correction
View count: 317
High speed floatplane built in 1929 for operation by the RAF High Speed Flight in the Schneider Trophy Races. It is preserved wearing the scheme applied for the 1931 event. The S.6's gave valuable experience which was applied in the design of the Spitfire.
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:23 February 2011
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Solent Sky Museum
Photo Date:23 February 2011
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID:63535Submit Correction
View count: 317
High speed floatplane built in 1929 for operation by the RAF High Speed Flight in the Schneider Trophy Races. It is preserved wearing the scheme applied for the 1931 event. The S.6's gave valuable experience which was applied in the design of the Spitfire.
Registration / Serial:N248
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6A
C/n (msn):
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
City / Area:Southampton / Solent Sky [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:23 February 2011
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Science Museum
Photo Date:4 March 2016
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
Photo ID:13168Submit Correction
View count: 343
Designed by R J Mitchell for the Schneider Trophy in 1931, this iconic aircraft is in the Science Museum in London. The experience gained by developing this aircraft in part contributed to the Merlin engine and the Spitfire
Registration / Serial:S1595
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6B
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:4 March 2016
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Collection:Science Museum
Photo Date:4 March 2016
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
Photo ID:13168Submit Correction
View count: 343
Designed by R J Mitchell for the Schneider Trophy in 1931, this iconic aircraft is in the Science Museum in London. The experience gained by developing this aircraft in part contributed to the Merlin engine and the Spitfire
Registration / Serial:S1595
Aircraft Version:Supermarine S.6B
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
City / Area:London / Science Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:4 March 2016
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact