Short Mayo Composite
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The Short Mayo Composite was a piggy-back long-range seaplane and flying boat combination produced by Short Brothers to provide a reliable long-range air transport service to North America and, potentially, to other distant places in the British Empire and the Commonwealth.
Quick Facts S.20 Mercury, Role ...
S.20 Mercury | |
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Image from a contemporary newspaper article, depicting Mercury atop Maia | |
Role | Transport seaplane carried to flight altitude by Short S.21 Maia |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
Designer |
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First flight | 5 September 1937 |
Introduction | 14 July 1938 |
Retired | 1941 |
Primary users | Imperial Airways RAF |
Number built | 1 |
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Quick Facts S.21 Maia, Role ...
S.21 Maia | |
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Role | Flying-boat, launch aircraft for S.20 Mercury |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
Designer | Arthur Gouge Robert H. Mayo |
First flight | 27 July 1937 |
Introduction | 14 July 1938 |
Status | destroyed by enemy bombing 11 May 1941 |
Primary user | Imperial Airways |
Number built | 1 |
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