Short S.16 Scion II - Plymouth Airport Limited.
1/72 scale model kit. The kit will consist of: fuselage wing and empanages in polyurethane resin, small and detailed parts in 3D printed resin and transparent parts formed in vacuum with transparent PVC and adhesive templates to correctly cut the flat windows. Decals of Plymouht Airport Limited. G-ADDX
The Short S.16 Scion and Scion II were British twin-engine,monoplanes, built by Short Brothers and (under license) by Pobjoy Airmotors and Aircraft Ltd. in Rochester, Kent, between 1933 and 1937. In total, 22 Scion/Scion II aircraft were constructed, providing valuable service to operators working from small airstrips/watercourses in many parts of the world, including Europe, the Near and Middle East, Sierra Leone, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Many were integrated into the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Of the civilian Scions, at least two were still operating in Australia in 1966.
The model we propose with this kit represents the G-ADDX operated by Plymouth Airport Limited, part of the Straight Corporation managed by Whitney Straight.
The Straight Corporation Ltd was a significant operator of British airlines, airports and flying clubs from 1935 until the mid 1970s. Its major unit, Western Airways, expanded to become an important parts manufacturer, a maintenance, repair and upgrade organisation, and a builder of transport aircraft.
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