| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | RK787 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short SA-1 Sturgeon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short SA-1 Sturgeon |
| Aircraft Version: | Short SA-1 Sturgeon S1 |
| C/n (msn): | [ RK787 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
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| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1947 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 595036 |
| Photo Comment |
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A good print of a well-known picture of the first prototype of the Sturgeon reconaissance bomber for the Royal Navy, first flown from Rochester on 7 June 1946. The type only entered service as a the Sturgeon TT.2 and TT.3 target tug. The ugly Short SB.3 submarine hunter was developed from it. This photo was added on 19 August 2023, and has since been viewed 826 times. |