The Short Shetland was a very large seaplane designed for long range patrol amd possible civilian service. It flew most of it's test flights in 1945. Two prototypes were built and it flew with reasonable performance, but, alas, with the war coming to an end there were no takers. It was the largest seaplane produced in the UK at it's time. It was only surpassed by the Saunders Roe SR-45 which came a few years later. The exterior of this project is 95% complete and I'm just starting on the VC. I should note that almost all the data I have on this plane came from the Feb. 2013 issue of Aeroplane magazine.
Best, Paul
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