Flight 1939-06 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7248   [7]

Один из первых серийных "лервиков" на выкатном шасси
SOMETHING NEW FROM COWES: The Saunders-Roe Lerwick general-purpose flying boat (two Bristol Hercules fourteen-cylinder sleeve-valve radials of 1,400 h.p. or more) which is in production for the R.A.F. Following normal British practice, gun turrets are installed in the bow and stem and amidships. The Lerwick should be one of the world’s fastest flying boats and should have a tremendous range.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / B.Gunston - The luckless Lerwick

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7248   [7]

The first prototype Lerwick, L7248. Note the original fin and rudder, wing floats without step and the absence of rear turret.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / B.Gunston - The luckless Lerwick

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7248   [7]

The first of the few, Lerwick prototype L7248 at Cowes shortly after completion, showing the original stubby fin and rudder. It is unarmed, has a dummy tail turret, and stepless floats.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7248   [7]

Lerwick L7248 on its beaching gear.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7250   [8]

L7250 beached at Calshot in July 1939 while with 240 Squadron for trials.

Flight 1939-07 / Flight

FIRST IN SERVICE: A Saro Lerwick flyingboat is already being operated from the R.A.F. Station, Calshot. Each wing-tip float is mounted on two struts, which, while being flexible for shock-absorbing purposes, are claimed to be equal in strength to the normally braced type.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1983-02

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7250   [8]

Saro Lerwick L7250 runs up on the slipway at Calshot shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. Visible is the well-glazed cockpit which gave the pilots a good view of the whirring propellers in a position to neatly decapitate them if a blade came loose, a not-unknown event in any aircraft of the time. The portly hull had aerodynamic (and hydrodynamic) problems and the purposeful appearance of the Lerwick gave little hint of its rapid demise.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7250   [8]

A deep hull, sharply tapered wings and V-shaped float struts characterise the fast Saro Lerwick flying boat as now in service with the R.A.F.
The planing bottom of the Saro Lerwick shows how gradual changes as the result of experience have reduced the drag of flying boat hulls while still retaining good hydrodynamic properties.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / B.Gunston - The luckless Lerwick

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7250   [8]

Lerwick L7250 during launch.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7250   [8]

The third prototype, L7250 - going down the slipway with engines running on its beaching gear, with front turret retracted.

Flight 1939-09 / Flight

EMPIRE DEFENCE: One of the new Saunders-Roe Lerwick long-range flying boats (two Bristol Hercules) which will be used for oversea reconnaisance, patrol and bombing. The Lerwick is amongst the fastest flying boats in the world and is exceptionally well defended.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / B.Gunston - The luckless Lerwick

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7249   [2]

The second Lerwick, L7249, taking off at Cowes in 1939. Note the primer finish on the newly-modified rudder.

Flight 1940-03 / Flight

A Saro Lerwick (two Bristol Hercules), another standard type in the R.A.F.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / B.Gunston - The luckless Lerwick

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7250   [8]

Lerwick L7250, the third prototype, during sea trials.

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-03 / L.Coombs - The expanding years 1936-1939 (5)

A Saunders-Roe Lerwick high-speed, long-range Service flying boat powered with two Bristol Hercules fourteen-cylinder, two-row sleeve-valve engines designed by Mr. A. H. R. Fedden.
The Saro Lerwick's brief use with Coastal Command began in 1939 and ended in 1941 when it was superseded by the Catalina.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7250   [8]

L7250 in flight, with the final rudder profile.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / B.Gunston - The luckless Lerwick

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7250   [8]

Lerwick L7250, the third of its kind, served with 209 Squadron, 4 OTU and 422 Squadron RCAF during its life. It was finally left unserviceable at Pembroke Dock on October 19, 1942.

Flight 1939-11 / Flight

SEA PATROL: A Saunders-Roe Lerwick flying boat (two Bristol Hercules) over a familiar coastal land mark.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7249   [2]

Lerwick L7249 with final rudder format.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / B.Gunston - The luckless Lerwick

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7253

L7253 at Calshot in January 1940, as WQ-F of 209 Squadron. It crashed on February 20, 1940, and was written off.

Flight 1940-12 / Flight

Unusual features of the Lerwick (two Hercules) are the very deep hull and the small tapering wings.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-01 / B.Gunston - The luckless Lerwick

MARINE MAJESTY: A fine impression of the lines and size of a Saunders Roe Lerwick long-range flying boat. Fitted with two Bristol Hercules sleeve-valve engines the Lerwick is outstandingly fast for a marine aircraft. Powered gun turrets are installed in the extreme bow and stern and on top of the hull.
A Lerwick out of water, with the beaching gear in evidence. The problems of engine access with a beached high-wing flying boat are amply demonstrated by the “siege tower” beneath the port wing.

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Техническое обслуживание "Лервика" на берегу

Flight 1940-09 / Flight

OUR FASTEST FLYING BOAT: A Saro Lerwick being overhauled and serviced after a period of convoying, submarine spotting and other coastal reconnaissance duties. Our Service and civil flying boats are the envy of the world.

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A Lerwick of 209 Squadron moored at Oban, with Short Sunderlands in the background.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Short Sunderland / S.25 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7257   [4]

L7257 'WQ-F' of 209 Squadron at Oban. The front turret is retracted for mooring.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7257   [4]

"Лервик" на базе 209-й эскадрильи в Обэне. Носовая турель в убранном положении

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Летающая лодка Saro Lerwick Mk I из 209-й эскадрильи. Она была недостаточно надежной в эксплуатации.
Экипаж Lerwick состоял из шести человек, а вооружение включало один пулемет Vickers K в носовой установке, пулеметы Browning в верхней (два) и хвостовой (четыре) турелях и до 907 кг бомб.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7265

Lerwick L7265 'WQ-Q’ of 209 Squadron on the step at Oban.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7257   [4]

Lerwick L7257 'TA-S' of 4 OTU in flight.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7248   [7]

Detail of the rear fuselage of L7248 during the tail layout trials. Note the final form of the rudder, the large finlets and the tufting.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7248   [7]

Moored at MAEE Helensburgh, L7248 showing off the twin fin and rudder modification.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7248   [7]

Опытный образец "Уолрэса" II с деревянной лодкой, Ист-Коувс, лето 1940 г.
The prototype Walrus II, X1045, photographed at the premises of Saunders-Roe in East Cowes. Moored behind is Lerwick L7248 wearing temporary twin fins and rudders.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Supermarine Walrus/Seagull V - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933

Flight 1940-01 / Flight

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7252

PATROL BOATS: Lerwick high-speed long-range flying boats in production at the Saunders Roe works. They are fitted with two Bristol Hercules sleeve-valve engines and have gun turrets in the bow, approximately amidships and in the stern. This picture contravenes several Air Ministry regulations, but has been passed by the Censor.
Early Lerwicks under production, with L7252 behind.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v5

Saro Londons, Lerwick (right) and R2/33 (left) under construction.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Saunders-Roe A.33 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938Saunders-Roe London / A.27 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Flight 1939-07 / Flight

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD inspecting one of the Lerwicks at the Saunders-Roe works. The Lerwick has two Bristol Hercules engines driving de Havilland constant-speed airscrews and has the following measurements: length 63ft., span 81ft. and height 20ft.

Air Enthusiast 2006-09 / Round-Out

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: L7257   [4]

Peter Green has sent in this view of Saunders Roe Lerwick L7257 'TA-R' of 4 Operational Conversion Unit. We featured the Lerwick AZ125 and recorded that L7257 sank at its moorings at Ivergordon on November 11, 1941. Despite the considerable efforts required, it was clearly salvaged, albeit for spares recovery. As Peter says, it shows just how versatile 'Queen Mary' transporters were. He noted that the trailers had a load capacity of 3 tons, though a few were upgraded to 4 tons. He wonders how much a stripped-out Lerwick fuselage would weigh.

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Aeroplane Monthly 1983-03 / W.Clarke - Drawing a bead (2)

THis drawing illustrates the Type GJ.3 sight mounting on a Nash and Thompson F.N.12 turret of a Lerwick flying boat. A knob on the right side operated a variable resistance to control graticule brightness for night use.

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Saro Lerwick

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Saro Lerwick I. bottom right: Prototype L7248 initial format, centre: Twin fins and rudders as fitted with L7248