Saro Lerwick

The Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick was a British flying boat built by the Saunders Roe Limited (Saro). It was intended to serve alongside the Short Sunderland in the Royal Air Force's Coastal Command but it was a flawed design and only a small number were built. They had a poor service record and a high accident rate - out of 21 aircraft 10 were lost to accidents and one lost for unknown reasons.

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use on submarines, the Saro Lerwick which turned out to be such a military failure and a bizarre scheme for Sunderland flying boats 2
* Saro Lerwick I: Firth of LornRCAHMSParish MARITIME - ARGYLL AND BUTE * Short Sunderland Ii Flying Boat: Firth of LornRCAHMSParish 3
After the failure of the Saro Lerwick program in 1940 Sunderland production take back after an interruption of one year and production of Sunderland Mark II began.4
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I've also heard a Saro Lerwick sank on Lough Erne. Regarding Sunderland W6075 which crashed on Lough Neagh.7

Made by Saunders-Roe.

It flew the Saro Lerwick in training and the Catalina (July-November 1943) and then the Sunderland III and V.8
patrol, was forced to ditch his Saro Lerwick sea-plane in the sea off Tullan Strand, near Bundoran, when he ran out of fuel.9
The Saro Lerwick Flying Boat The Halifax Bomber 10
Twenty-one Saro Lerwicks were built. However, while still being delivered new to RAF Squadrons, the type was declared obsolete and were replaced by Consolidated Catalina flying boats.11
- Flying Saro Lerwick upto 9/39 and Saro London flying boats from Invergordon, detachment at Falmouth School of General Reconnaisance at 12
Notable personnel Aircraft operated A Saro Lerwick in the markings of No. 209 squadron RAF Circa 1946, Short Sunderland Mk. V flying boats of No. 209 Squadron RAF...13
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Height Main
609.6
Height Alt
6.1 m
Length Alt
19.4 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
33200.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of aircraft of the RAF -* List of seaplanes and flying boats
Range Main
1
540 miles
Loaded Weight Main
28400.0
Max Speed Alt
344.0
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Introduced
1940
Max Speed Main
214 mph
Bombs
2000
Max Speed More
at 6
250 ft
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
15060.0
Ceiling Main
14000.0
Number Built
21
Crew
6
Retired
1941
Loaded Weight Alt
12880.0
Area Main
845.0
Primary user
Span Alt
24.7 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
1030.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Hercules II
Manufacturer
First Flight
November 1938
Climb Rate Main
880.0
Power Main
1
375 hp
Number Of Props
2
Guns
One 0.303 in Vickers K gun and six × 0.303 in Browning machine guns
Climb Rate Alt
4.50 m-s
Length Main
1938.02
Span Main
2463.8
Area Alt
78.5 m²
Range Alt
2478.0
Similar Aircraft
* PBY Catalina* Short Sunderland* Dornier Do 24
Ceiling Alt
4
270 m
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