Aircraft Photo of LN-IAU | Short S-25 Sandringham 6 | Det Norske Luftfartselskap - DNL | AirHistory.net #415043
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:LN-IAU
Aircraft Original Type:Short S-25 Sunderland
Aircraft Generic Type:Short S-25 Sunderland/Sandringham
Aircraft Version:Short S-25 Sandringham 6
C/n (msn):SH882
Operator Titles:Det Norske Luftfartselskap - DNL
Aircraft Name:Bamse Brakar
Location
City / Seaplane Base:Bergen - Sandviken SeaplaneMap
Country:Norway
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:14 June 1946 to 31 August 1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 415043
Photo Comment

Building runways is challenging in Norway and DNL acquired five Sandringham flying boats after WWII. LN-IAU is seen operating alongside two diehard seaplane Ju 52s which can just be identified as LN-KAE behind LN-KAF. As far as we can work out, LN-KAF could be either the first (c/n 5489), or the second (c/n 130714) which became the nostalgy bird "D-AQUI" - see photo 70519 for details. Sandviken was replaced by the short-lived Hjellestad water airport on 23 August 1948 and DNL became part of SAS that year. Photo from: Nasjonalbiblioteket (Norway)

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