These flying boats were also used in the Andaman & Nicobar islands circa 1930s, both to map the forests of Northern Andaman, and also "...to keep an eye on the Japanese fishing boats who were already planning an invasion". This information has come from "The Spotted Deer" by JH Williams, pp 175-183

[Quoted from the Andaman Nicobar mailing list at andamanicobar@yahoogroups.co.in]

My father George Pickering was a Supermarine Test Pilot after leaving the RAF in 1934. He tested the Southampton, Stranraer, and the Walrus before moving on to the Spitfire. If anyone has any interesting information about him I wou;d love to receive it. Thanks

Can you enlighten me please?. I across a photo of this aircraft in an Australian book on flight, and found the RAAF had 2 of them (1927 to 1937) for coastal reconnaissance. I have 2 family photos of one of them taken at Low Isles Queensland about 1928 but it has only one motor, which looks larger and has 4 blade propellor

I tried to e-mail Edwin Foster, but the mail is bounsing. If Edwin will see this, mail me and I can help You with some drawings.

A lovely aircraft. My Grandad was an engineer on the Australian flight. I wish I listened harder!

As a boy, I remember these beatiful aircraft in their visits to the River Foyle,Londonderry.I have tried to get outline plan,side and front drawings with sections to make a scale model,with no sucess.No one seems to have even produced a plastic kit.Can anyone help,please?

I have an early photograpgh in colour of a MK2 in flight. I believe my grandfather may have worked on it during his time with Supermarine

it is that i found 2 old blott pads with "on the minute"dependability on standardise on Shell spirit with a supermarine in flight on it,s treck to Australia and woundering what they would be worth they must of been made in 1925 thank you

Definitely my favorite aircraft. Saw the Mk 1 hull in the RAF museum at Hendon and have wanted one ever since. Pity they stopped building aircraft like this.