LINKS
National Transport Museum – covers National Transport including Red Wheel sites:
Site of first Short Brothers factory in 1909 and site of first Royal Aero Club landing ground (1909):
Excellent museum covering early flight on the Isle of Sheppey including by Short Brothers:
Based in Strood, Medway the Centre includes lots of Shorts Brothers information/ artifacts:
Based at Rochester Esplanade the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society Limited (MAPS) restore old aircraft and are open to public visits. They are restoring a Short S.16 Scion II Seaplane and have part of a Short Stirling Fuselage:
Fynes flying boat museum – displays on flying boats including Short Brothers aircraft:
Short Brothers had a factory at White Cross Bay building Sunderlands during WWII.
Dedicated to remembering the Short Stirling:
The Stirling Aircraft Project is restoring the front fuselage section of a Short Stirling:
Short Brothers had a factory at White Cross Bay building Sunderlands during WWII.
Aviation museum in Southampton which includes information on Short Brothers Flying Boats used for Imperial Airways passenger services from Southampton. The museum also includes a Short Sandringham Flying Boat, originally built as a Short Sunderland at Rochester Esplanade in 1943 before being converted to a Short Sandringham in 1947 for civilian services. Visitors are able to walk through the flying boat and sit on the flight deck!
Information on Flying Boat & Seaplane services based in Poole during and after the Second World War, including Short Brothers flying boats:
A memorial page dedicated to the crew of the Godmanchester Stirling:
Huge collection of historic aircraft from WWI onwards including a Short Sunderland:
Museum includes the Short Sunderland that was restored at Rochester in the 1980’s:
Based at Rochester Airport the Museum including old petrol and motor garage exhibits. Also includes Short Brothers petrol bowsers:
Based at Rochester Airport the Museum including old petrol and motor garage exhibits. Also includes Short Brothers petrol bowsers:
