Everything about The Supermarine Sea Eagle totally explained
The
Supermarine Sea Eagle was a
British passenger-carrying
flying boat designed and built by the
Supermarine Aviation Works for its subsidiary, the
British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, to be used on their cross-channel route between
Southampton and the
Channel Islands and the
Continent. Flying commenced on these routes on 25th September 1923, and they were the world's first scheduled passenger air service by flying boat.
Service
One Sea Eagle crashed in May 1924. A second Sea Eagle was lost when it rammed the harbor at
St Peter Port, Guernsey, in January, 1927.
The last Sea Eagle was withdrawn from service in 1929.
Variants
The
Supermarine Scarab was a military flying-boat, based upon the Sea Eagle, built for the Spanish Naval Air Service for use in the bomber/reconnaissance role. It was fitted with a
Lewis machine gun and a bomb load of 450
kg.
Operators
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