AJAXNETPHOTO. FEBRUARY, 1981. CALSHOT, ENGLAND. - SAFE LANDING - THE SHORT SANDRINGHAM FLYING BOAT SOUTHERN CROSS (EX BEACHCOMBER) BUILT IN 1943, SHORTLY AFTER LANDING AT CALSHOT ON SOUTHAMPTON WATER. THE PLANE HELD THE RECORD FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS FLOWN AT 19,500 BY THE TYPE. AIRCRAFT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A SUNDERLAND PATROL BOMBER. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF:810202_1

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Size: 3008px × 1827px
Location: CALSHOT, ENGLAND.
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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