Short Sandringham

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name = Short Sandringham
type = Civil flying boat
manufacturer = Short Brothers



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first flight = 16 October 1937
introduced = 1938
retired = 1967
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primary user = BOAC
more users = TEAL
Ansett
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variants with their own articles = Short SunderlandThe Short Sandringham was an airliner derivative of the Short Sunderland military flying boat. It was used by the BOAC as the Plymouth class and TEAL on the Auckland to Sydney route and flights to Pacific Islands. It was used by Ansett on the Sydney to Lord Howe Island service. Some of Ansett's Sandringhams were converted from S-25 Sunderlands previously owned by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was also used in Norway by DNL - Norwegian Airlines 1946–1952 on the domestic service from Oslo to Tromsø.

All the Sandringham aircraft were conversions from former military Sunderland flying boats. The Sandringham Mark I used Bristol Pegasus engines while the Sandringham Mark II used Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp engines.

Currently there is a Sandringham at the Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection in Florida, USA and there is also one in Southampton and another in Le Bourget, Paris.

Operators

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*Ansett;NZL
*TEAL;NOR
*DNL - Norwegian Airlines;UK
*BOAC

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*List of aircraft of the RAF

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*RAF Gatow