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Mike visited Farnborough in Sep53 and took this shot of the prototype Short Seamew which was about one month old.   (Thanks to Mike Wraight.)

Short SB.6 Seamew
The Short SB.6 Seamew was designed as a light anti-submarine aircraft.   It had a fixed undercarriage and was powered by an Armstron Siddeley Mamba turboprop.   The first protoype flew in August 1953 and 21 aircraft were built.   (Thanks to The Encyclopedia of Aircraft from Silverdale Books.)
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