Short Solent Mk III G-ANKP "City of Cardiff", VH-TOB "Star of Papua" Oakland Aviation Museum P5120849_2-Panorama

G-ANKP, "City of Cardiff', as registered by BOAC, Later served as VH-TOB (to Trans Oceanic Airways Ltd. Aircraft was named 'Star of Papua' At Oakland, she was restored inside and served as a stand-in for a Pan Am flying boat for the film "Raiders Of The Lost Ark". The interior is lovely. Wingtip floats have been removed for maintenance and not reinstalled, yet.

She has a Wikipedia file (photo and comments) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Short_Solent_III_%E2%80%98G-...(29954786913).jpg
with detailed history, operators, and the long, strange saga after Trans Ocean Airways suspended.

Now safe at Oakland Aviation Museum www.oaklandaviationmuseum.org/hours-and-location

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Taken on: March 11, 2014

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