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Supermarine Walrus Factories
Does anyone have details of the factories that built the Walrus in the UK?
Thanks in advance Larry
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Re: Supermarine Walrus Factories
Larry
As far as I know production started at Hythe and continued in the Itchen Works. You can probably find out more if you google said places and add Supermarine. Cheers Stig |
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Re: Supermarine Walrus Factories
Details from FAA Aircraft 1939-1945.
May be of use to you ? Super Marine Woolston. K5772 - 5783 K8338 - 8345 K8537 - 8564 L2169 - 2336 P5646 - 5670 PP5696 - 5720 R6543 - 6557 W2731 - 2760 W2766 - 2798 W3005 - 3051 W3062 - 3101 Saunders Roe, Cowes R6582 - 6591 W2670 - 6591 W2700 - 2729 X9460 - 9484 X9554 - 9558 X9559 - 9593 Z1755 - 1784 Z1804 - 1823 HD804 - 837 HD851 - 878 HD899 - 936 Rebuilds X1045-1046 |
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Re: Supermarine Walrus Factories
Now, a puzzle that members might be able to resolve: The b&w photo below, via the Addlestone Historical Society (AHS), that shows an industrial estate in the area. Members of AHS believe that aircraft completed (or perhaps repaired)at this factory were flown on delivery from a nearby site in the area. The AHS say this was not Brooklands airfield, which is only a mile from Addlestone. So the question now is was there any repair facilities for Walrus aircraft in the area around Brooklands that might help identify the works in the photo?
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Re: Supermarine Walrus Factories
You may have already spotted this but.....
If you blow the photo up, along the bottom edge there's the top of a line of print. The first two words look like Saunders Roe to me. Saro built both metal hulled Mk 1's and plywood-hulled Mk 2's. I can't see them having a plant in Addlestone! |
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Re: Supermarine Walrus Factories
It seems I wrote too soon!
I've just checked the Putnam book "Saunders and Saro Aircraft since 1917" by Peter London. In Appendix 2, the lists the Walrus and Sea Otter production by Saro, then in Appendix 3, there is a list of Saro plants during WW2. Lo and behold, there are two possibilities listed. One of them is Weybridge Trading Estate, Addlestone. The second is The Chapel, Addlestone Road, Weybridge. I hope this helps. |
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Re: Supermarine Walrus Factories
Walruses were built at the Weybridge Trading Estate. Completed aircraft were then towed about half a mile alon a track to the flying field at Chertsey Mead
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Re: Supermarine Walrus Factories
Great thanks all.
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