Mitchell Holman wrote:
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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Mitchell Holman wrote:

Between the wars? The Solent first flew in 1946.


"The first aircraft, (G-AFCI "Golden Hind"), was first flown by
Shorts' chief test pilot, John Lankester Parker, on 21 July 1939"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_S.26


I believe "Golden Hind" was a Short model S.26, and the Solent was Short
model S.45.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Solent