Short Sandringham

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Short Sandringham
Type	Civil flying boat
Manufacturer	Short Brothers
Maiden flight	16 October 1937
Introduced	1938
Retired	1967
Primary users	BOAC TEAL Ansett
Variants	Short Sunderland

The Short Sandringham was an airliner derivative of the Short Sunderland military flying boat. It was used by the BOAC as the Plymouth class and TEAL on the Auckland to Sydney route and flights to Pacific Islands. It was used by Ansett on the Sydney to Lord Howe Island service. Some of Ansett's Sandringhams were converted from S-25 Sunderlands previously owned by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It was also used in Norway by DNL - Norwegian Airlines 1946 - 1952 on the domestic service from Oslo to Tromsø.

Currently there is a Sandringham at the Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection in Florida, USA and there is also one in Southampton and one in Le Bourget, Paris.