| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | K3574 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-18 Knuckleduster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-18 Knuckleduster |
| Aircraft Version: | Short R.24/31 |
| C/n (msn): | S.767 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 November 1933 to 31 October 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 436094 |
| Photo Comment |
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Aptly nicknamed Knuckleduster, the all-metal Short S.18 or R.24/31 unsuccessfully competed with the conventional Saro London and Supermarine Stranraer biplane flying boats, and only this prototype was built. It suffered from unreliable Goshawk steam-cooled engines but was a step towards the Short Empire and Sunderland. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 1 February 2022, and has since been viewed 691 times. |