Short Springbok
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The Short Springbok was a two-seat, all-metal reconnaissance biplane produced for the British Air Ministry in the 1920s. All together six aircraft of the Springbok design were built but none entered service with the armed forces.
Quick Facts Springbok I / II / Chamois, Role ...
Springbok I / II / Chamois | |
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Springbok I prototype (J6974), Martlesham Heath 1923 | |
Role | Two-seater biplane |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
Designer | Oswald Short |
First flight | S.3 (Springbok I): 19 April 1923 S.3a (Springbok II): 25 March 1925 S.3b (Chamois): 14 March 1927 |
Primary user | Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), Martlesham Heath |
Number built | 2 (S.3 Springbok I) 3 (S.3b Springbok II) 1 (S.3b Chamois) |
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