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Short Brothers

Also Known As Short

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Short Brothers was a British aircraft company founded by the brothers Eustace, Oswald and Horace Short, who in 1909 became the first firm in the world to build aeroplanes in series, producing Wright Flyers under licence. It later became famous for flying boats, among them the Empire and the Sunderland, and for large wartime bombers such as the Stirling. After the war it moved to Belfast, built the Skyvan, and was eventually taken over by Bombardier.

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Founded Year

1908 1

Ownership History

Sale of Short Brothers to Bombardier completed in October 1989 2

Short Brothers

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Short SC.1

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Short C-23 Sherpa

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Source Short Calcutta (Wikipedia)

Source Short Cockle (Wikipedia)

Source Short Cromarty (Wikipedia)

Source Short Crusader (Wikipedia)

Source Short Empire - Wikipedia

Source Short Gurnard (Wikipedia)

Source Short Kent (Wikipedia)

Short Knuckleduster

Source Short Knuckleduster (Wikipedia)

Short Mayo Composite

Source Short Mayo Composite (Wikipedia)

Source Short Mussel (Wikipedia)

Source Short Rangoon (Wikipedia)

Source Short S.27 (Wikipedia)

Short Sandringham

Source Short Sandringham (Wikipedia)

Source Short Sarafand (Wikipedia)

Short Satellite

Source Short Satellite (Wikipedia)

Source Short SB.5 (Wikipedia)

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Source Short SC.1 (Wikipedia)

Source Short Scion (Wikipedia)

Source Short Scylla (Wikipedia)

Source Short Seaford (Wikipedia)

Source Short Sealand (Wikipedia)

Source Short Seamew (Wikipedia)

Short Sherpa SB.4

Source Short SB.4 Sherpa (Wikipedia)

Source Short Shetland (Wikipedia)

Short Silver Streak

Source Short Silver Streak (Wikipedia)

Short Singapore

Source Short Singapore, Wikipedia

Source Short Skyvan (Wikipedia)

Source Short Solent - Wikipedia

Source Short Sperrin (Wikipedia)

Short Springbok

Source Short Springbok (Wikipedia)

Source Short Stirling (Wikipedia)

Source Short Sturgeon (Wikipedia)

Short Sunderland

Source Short Sunderland, Wikipedia

Source Short Tucano (Wikipedia)

Source Short Type 166 (Wikipedia)

Source Short Type 184 (Wikipedia)

Source Short Type 320 (Wikipedia)

Source Short Type 74 (Wikipedia)

Source Short Valetta (Wikipedia)

Short-Gnosspelius Gull

Source Gnosspelius Gull (Wikipedia)

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Source Wikipedia: Short BrothersIntroduction [headquarters-country]

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based in Belfast, Northern Ireland

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1. Wikipedia: Short Brothers

Introduction
Shorts was founded in 1908 in London
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based in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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was an aerospace company

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2. Hansard HC Deb 02 November 1989 vol 159 cc453-4, Short Brothers

Written answer by Richard Needham

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the completion of the sale of Short's to Bombardier

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Short Sunderland, Wikipedia

Has Vehicles: Short Sunderland, Infobox: manufacturer

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Short Brothers

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Short Empire - Wikipedia

Has Vehicles: Short Empire, Infobox: manufacturer

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Short Brothers

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Short Solent - Wikipedia

Has Vehicles: Short Solent, Infobox: manufacturer

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Short Brothers and Harland

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Short Singapore, Wikipedia

Has Vehicles: Short Singapore, Infobox: manufacturer

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Short Brothers

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Short SC.1 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short SC.1, Lead

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It was developed by Short Brothers.

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Short Mayo Composite (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Mayo Composite, Lead

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produced by Short Brothers to provide a reliable long-range air transport service

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Short Stirling (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Stirling, Lead

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The Stirling was designed during the late 1930s by Short Brothers

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Short Belfast (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Belfast, Lead

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built by British manufacturer Short Brothers at Belfast

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Short Skyvan (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Skyvan, Lead

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manufactured by Short Brothers of Belfast

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Short 330 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short 330, Lead

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a turboprop transport aircraft produced by Short Brothers

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Short 360 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short 360, Lead

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built by UK manufacturer Short Brothers

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Short Sealand (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Sealand, Lead

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light commercial amphibious aircraft designed and produced by Short Brothers

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Short Sandringham (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Sandringham, Lead

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designed and originally produced by Short Brothers

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Short Shetland (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Shetland, Lead

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built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent

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Short Calcutta (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Calcutta, Lead

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civilian biplane airliner flying boat made by Short Brothers

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Short Sperrin (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Sperrin, Lead

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built by Short Brothers and Harland of Belfast

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Short Seamew (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Seamew, Lead

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designed in 1951 by David Keith-Lucas of Shorts

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Short Scion (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Scion, Lead

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were 1930s British two-engine, cantilever monoplanes built by Short Brothers

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Short Sarafand (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Sarafand, Lead

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a British biplane flying boat built by Short Brothers

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Short Seaford (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Seaford, Lead

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The Short S.45 Seaford was a 1940s flying boat

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Short Kent (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Kent, Lead

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designed and built by Shorts

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Short Type 184 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Type 184, Lead

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designed by Horace Short of Short Brothers

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Short C-23 Sherpa (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short C-23 Sherpa, Lead

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is a small military transport aircraft built by Short Brothers

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Short Valetta (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Valetta, Lead

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designed and built by Short Brothers at Rochester

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Short Rangoon (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Rangoon, Lead

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designed and built by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force

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Short Crusader (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Crusader, Lead

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built by Short Brothers to compete in the 1927 Schneider Trophy race

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Short Cromarty (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Cromarty, Development

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Short's design, the N.3 Cromarty, was a large, twin-engine biplane.

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Short Gurnard (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Gurnard, Design and development

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invite Shorts to tender for Air Ministry specification O.22/26

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Short Sturgeon (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Sturgeon, Design and development

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Shorts submitted the twin-Merlin S.38 Sturgeon as their tender to S.11/43

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Short Knuckleduster (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Knuckleduster, Lead

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designed and built by Short to Air Ministry specification R.24/31

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Short Springbok (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Springbok, History

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Short Brothers contracted to deliver two S.3 Springbok I two-seat reconnaissance biplanes

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Short Tucano (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Tucano, Lead

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built by Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Short Mussel (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Mussel, Lead

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built by Short Brothers to test the performance of their duralumin monocoque floats

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Short Silver Streak (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Silver Streak, Lead

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designed and built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent, England

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Short SB.5 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short SB.5, Lead

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designed by Short Brothers in response to the UK Air Ministry requirement ER.100

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Short SB.4 Sherpa (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Sherpa SB.4, Lead

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experimental aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Short Brothers

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Short Cockle (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Cockle, Lead

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The Short S.1 Cockle was a single-seat sport monoplane flying boat

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Short Satellite (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Satellite, Lead

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was a small British two-seater sporting monoplane, produced in 1924

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Short Scylla (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Scylla, Lead

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British four-engined 39-seat biplane airliner designed and built by Short Brothers

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Short Type 320 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Type 320, Lead

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was a British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo-carrying

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Short Type 166 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Type 166, Lead

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was a 1910s British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo-carrying folder seaplane, designed by Short Brothers

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Short Bomber (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Bomber, Lead

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was a British two-seat long-range reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo-carrying aircraft designed by Short Brothers

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Gnosspelius Gull (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short-Gnosspelius Gull, Lead

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built by Short Brothers at Rochester for the 1923 Lympne light aircraft trials

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Short Type 74 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short Type 74, Lead

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the Royal Navy ordered seven 100 hp biplane seaplanes from Shorts

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Short S.27 (Wikipedia)

Has Vehicles: Short S.27, Lead

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a series of early British aircraft built by Short Brothers

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