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{{Exhibit|Loc=16|Shelf=2|Date1=1930s}}
{{Exhibit|Loc=16|Shelf=2|Date1=1930s}}
{{Box|Supermarine_Seagull_V_-_Walrus_(WBoA_8ed_1934).jpg|'''1934:''' Supermarine Seagull V| 380}}
{{Box|Supermarine_Seagull_V_-_Walrus_(WBoA_8ed_1934).jpg|'''1934:''' Supermarine Seagull V| 380}}
{{Box|Supermarine_Seagull_V,_Card_No_03_(GPAviation_1938).jpg|'''1938:'''Supermarine Seagull V| 380}}
A wooden model of the '''[[Supermarine]] Seagull V Walrus''', a single engine amphibian reconnaissance aircraft, made as part of the [[Skybirds]] range in the 1930s.
A wooden model of the '''[[Supermarine]] Seagull V Walrus''', a single engine amphibian reconnaissance aircraft, made as part of the [[Skybirds]] range in the 1930s.


==The Supermarine Seagull V Walrus==
==The Supermarine Seagull V Walrus==
 
Designed by Reginald J. Mitchell, this aircraft was first known as the '''Seagull V''' and then later generations flown from 1933 were known as the '''Walrus'''.
The Walrus was the first British aircraft to be built with a fully retractable undercarriage, fully enclosed crew accommodations, and had fuselage that was entirely metal. 




{{Links}}
{{Links}}
* [https://www.navy.gov.au/aircraft/supermarine-seagull-v-walrus|Supermarine Seagull V (Walrus)(navy.gov.au)]
* [https://www.navy.gov.au/aircraft/supermarine-seagull-v-walrus|Supermarine Seagull V (Walrus)(navy.gov.au)]
* [https://www.seawings.co.uk/images/walrusdigi/Supermarine%20Walrus%20PROFILE.pdf | Supermarine Walrus PROFILE PDF (seawings.co.uk)]
* [https://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2021/07/05/supermarine-seagull-v-a2-4-vh-alb/ | Supermarine Seagull V A2-4 VH-ALB (warbirdsonline.com.au)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus | Supermarine Walrus (en.wikipedia.org)]




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{{SkybirdsAircraft}}
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Revision as of 15:38, 4 August 2023

Exhibit

Supermarine Seagull V Walrus (Skybirds 18A)

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location:
Arch Two , Area 16
Aviation (display)
Shelf  2
1930s


A wooden model of the Supermarine Seagull V Walrus, a single engine amphibian reconnaissance aircraft, made as part of the Skybirds range in the 1930s.

The Supermarine Seagull V Walrus

Designed by Reginald J. Mitchell, this aircraft was first known as the Seagull V and then later generations flown from 1933 were known as the Walrus. The Walrus was the first British aircraft to be built with a fully retractable undercarriage, fully enclosed crew accommodations, and had fuselage that was entirely metal.


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