A Saro London II of No. 204 Squadron RAF shown fitted with the dorsal fuel tank
Role
Reconnaissance flying-boat
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Saunders-Roe Ltd
First flight
March 1934
Introduction
1936
Retired
1941
Primary users
Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force
Produced
1934–1938
Number built
31
Developed from
Saro A.7 Severn
The Saunders Roe A.27 London was a British military biplane flying boat built by the Saunders Roe company. Only 31 were built, entering service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1936. Although due for replacement by the outbreak of World War II, they saw some active service pending the introduction of the ultimately unsuccessful Lerwick.
"General Purpose Open Sea Patrol Flying Boat" and was based on the Saro A.7 Severn. The London and its contemporary, the Supermarine Stranraer, were the last...
and Short Sunderland. It was also used on the Anbo 41, Bristol Bombay, SaroLondon, Short Empire, Vickers Wellesley and the Westland Wallace. Like the Jupiter...
English Channel. Saro learned from the experience and their next aircraft, the SaroLondon was considerably more robust. Data from London 1988, p. 85 General...
The Saro A17 Cutty Sark was a British amphibious aircraft from the period between World War I and World War II, built by the British firm Saunders-Roe...
two-seat four-engined experimental flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited ("Saro") at Cowes. The Shrimp was designed by H Knowler in 1939 as a half-size research...
The Saro A.21 Windhover was a British amphibious aircraft from the period between World War I and World War II, constructed by Saunders-Roe, or Saro. It...
disbanded 210 Squadron and subsequently reformed back to 210 Sqn again. 201 SaroLondon I & II Short Sunderland I & II 9 August 1939 26 May 1940 6 November 1939...
Aircraft of World War II. London: Bounty Books. ISBN 0-7537-1460-4. Munson, Kenneth (1983). Fighters and Bombers of World War II. London: Peerage Books. ISBN 0-907408-37-0...
Bornale Tsaro-Wiwa (28 November 1968 – 18 October 2016), also known as Ken Saro-Wiwa, Jr, although he himself chose to use the name Ken Wiwa, was a Nigerian...
000 pounds (450 kg) of bombs. The Stranraer and its contemporary, the SaroLondon, were the last multi-engine, biplane flying-boats to see service with...
World War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00103-6. Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical...
Beverley. Flying boats were given the names of coastal or port communities: SaroLondon, Supermarine Stranraer, and Short Sunderland. Land-based maritime patrol...
Putnam & Co., London 1978, ISBN 0-370-30186-2. Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing...
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