View source for Short S.8 Calcutta

The '''Short S.8 Calcutta''' is an early aircraft in [[av8]]. [[image:s8.png|right]]

==Stats==
{|border=0 bordercolor=black cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|-
!|Introduction
|1928
|-
!|Withdrawal
|1955
|-
!|Aircraft Type
|Small (with Seaplane Preview parameter)
|-
!|Cruising Speed 
|112mph
|-
!|Capacity
|15 pax & 10 mail, or 20 crates of goods
|}

==Information== 
[[image:S8.jpg|left|300px]]
This triple-engined, metal-hulled flying boat was built for the Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern section of Imperial Airways' London to India route.  They also saw service as mailplanes around the UK, and militarised versions were used by the French Navy.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_S.8_Calcutta Wikipedia article]

{{av8}}
[[Category:Aircraft]]

[[Category:Seaplanes]]