Aircraft Photo of 164 | Short 166 | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #522256
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:164
Aircraft Original Type:Short 166
Aircraft Generic Type:Short 166
Aircraft Version:Short 166
C/n (msn):[ 164 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location
City / Area:Dardanelles Strait [ Off-Airport ] Map (vicinity)
Country:Turkey
Ship / Rig:HMS Roberts
 
Photo Date:22 June 1915 to 31 December 1915
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 522256
Photo Comment

'The seaplane 164 is put on the water off the Dardanelles.' See other photo for confirmation of RN serial number 164 (click here). The aircraft type was designated after the serial number of the last aircraft in the first batch of six. The Type 166 is sometimes referred to as the Short S.90 after the construction number of the first, s/n 161. Photo by: Fran莽ois Masnou / Biblioth猫que nationale de France - Gallica

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