HEAVIER-THAN-AIR MACHINES IN FLIGHT
The move to Eastchurch was made in May 1910. Read More
1910
1911
1910 - 1915
Further development followed and in 1912 Commander Samson flew a modified Short S38 from a platform erected on the deck of H.M.S. Hibernia. Read More
1912
In 1912 Horace Short designed, and the Short Brothers factory produced, Britain’s first seaplane, the SHORT S80. Read More
1912 - 1914
Eastchurch Timeline: 1910 - 1915
The transfer of the Shorts works from Eastchurch to Rochester began with the ‘Float Department’ about one week before the outbreak of World War 1 and the rest of the manufacturing workshops followed gradually. Read More
