SUPERMARINE WALRUS

Manufacturer       (Principal):                                                                               Supermarine Division of Vickers-Armstrongs – Southampton
  
                   (Subcontracted to):Saunders – Roe Ltd. East Cowes, Ilse of Wight.
  
Manufacturer DesignationSpec. 2 / 35.
  
Aircraft Mk.Seagull V
  
RAF Designation:Walrus Mk. I
  
Construction:Metal wings with fabric covering and aluminium hull.
  
Crew:Four
  
Wing Span:45ft. 10in.
  
Length:                                    37ft. 7in.
  
Height:                                   15ft. 3in.
  
Engine:775hp. Bristol Pegasus VI (1 Nr.)
  
Fuel: 
  
        Internal Tanks155 gallons
  
        Supplemental TanksN/A
  
Maximum: 
  
Weight: 
  
Empty:                                  4,900lbs.
  
Loaded:                                 7,200lbs.
  
Range:600 miles at 95mph.
  
Bomb Load:N/A
  
Armament:Up to three Vickers K guns in bows and amidships.
  
Speed: 
  
Maximum:135mph. at 4,750ft.
  
Cruising:                                95mph. at 3,500ft.
  
  
Service Ceiling Height:18,500ft.
  
Initial Rate of Climb:1,050ft. per min.
In Service Modifications: 
  
HullWooden hull construction substituted for metal hull as weight saving measure to allow aluminium to be used elsewhere. – this became the MK. II Model.
  
Bradwell Bay Service: 
  
Squadron:278
  
Motto:Ex mare ad referiendum – From out of the sea to strike again
  
Code:MY
  
Dates:April – September 1944
  
Missions:Air – Sea – Rescue aircraft
  
Squadron:278 (Detachment to RAF Martlesham Heath)
  
Motto:Ex mare ad referiendum – From out of the sea to strike again
  
Code:MY
  
Dates:April – September 1944
  
Missions:Air – Sea – Rescue aircraft
  
Colour Scheme.                    Standard RAF Camouflage Dark Slate Grey and Extra Dark Sea Grey upper surfaces. Sky Type S lower surfaces.
  
Aircraft Nickname/s:Shagbat
  
Technical data: Aircraft of the RAF 1918 by Owen  Thetford and Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II