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04/14/2003. Remarks by Chris Pinn: "L7248 was the first Lerwick built and served as a development aircraft together with L7249 and L7250. Due to the pressures of war and a general lack of aircraft, the Lerwick entered service with 209 Squadron (code letters "WQ") at Oban on the west coast of Scotland despite unresolved handling problems both on the water and in the air. Modifications did not bring enough of an improvement such that the the aircraft could be considered acceptable, so after only a few months of operational sevice the type was withdrawn in May 1941 just as the last aircraft was being delivered. The Lerwick was replaced by the Catalina. Twenty one aircraft were built in total with the sequential s/ns L7248 - L7268." |
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