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Maia and Mercury

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • guliolopez said:
    Another bit of aircraft nerding from me. The one on top is a Shorts S20. Below is an S21. Both aircraft were passed on to BOAC in 1940. The S20 was broken up at Rochester in 1941. The S21 was destroyed in an air raid at Poole during WWII.
  • instinctive mind said:
    Very nice photo. The Planes are Magnificent & In very good shape for 1938.
  • FrigateRN said:
    It must have been interesting watching this little combo take off!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    FrigateRN Absolutely! See our next photo for the pilots...
  • XPAT-Polska said:
    This is amazing!

Flying boat and small seaplane at Foynes.

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • red team said:
    This might be of interest ... photos of Hollywood star Douglas Fairbanks, Snr visiting Foynes in 1939. Apparently a young JFK was in the plane as well [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngmcd/sets/72157623815287102/]
  • Thomondrow said:
    Dear naechsterhalt, truly the sucess of munsterset by encouraging wider involvement in history wonderful contribution.
  • XPAT-Polska said:
    What a wonderful sight this must have been - and still is.
  • Irish251 said:
    The aircraft on the left,G-ADHK, is the Short S.21 "Maia", which was used to carry the smaller S.20 seaplane (named "Mercury") piggy-back style. The aircraft in the background is another Short flying boat (but not "Mercury").
  • steveartist said:
    There is no "small seaplane" in this photo.

AL61A-425 Short S.21 Maia G-ADHK and Short S.20 MercuryG-ADHJ

from SDASM Archives

  • Batman_60 said:
    The 'Mayo Composite' moments after a trial separation. The release mechanism for the S.20 upper long range mail plane was surprisingly complex. Both aircraft were unique, one of a kind articles, the S.21 being based on the S.23 Empire Flying Boat, but had a wider chine to support the weight of the upper aircraft.

Short , S.20/S.21 , Mayo Composite

from SDASM Archives

  • Batman_60 said:
    Dear SDSAM Archivists, Your collection on Flickr represents probably the most complete and thorough set of historical aircraft images on the web. While it was frustrating that most of the images are tiny, it is refreshing to see that you are now posting higher resolution images. And the coverage of the Shorts products, my favorite manufacturer, and a historically important one, is a significant addition. However I can't help but notice that this latest set of uploads is scanned incorrectly, with all of the images appearing very dark. The excitement of finally seeing the Short 'boats uploaded to your collection, and at higher resolution, is indeed made bittersweet by this technical error. Any chance of re-scanning the Shorts images at the correct brightness? Keep up the good work, love your site!! Thanks.
  • SDASM Archives said:
    Batman_60 Yes, we will eventually have to rescan these. If you send me an email at arenga@sdasm.org I can send you some color corrected images.
  • Batman_60 said:
    Thanks for the response, and glad to hear that you plan to make good on these great images.