Short Brothers
(1908-present)

group and company

Aged 117

Wikidata Wikipedia

Commemorated on 2 plaques

The Short brothers Horace, Eustace and Oswald aviation pioneers and their workforce founded Britain's aircraft seaplane and flying boat industry Isle of Sheppey 1908 Rochester 1914-1948

Esplanade, Rochester, United Kingdom where it was near

Transport Heritage Site 'Red Wheel' #63

Mussel Manor & Shellbeach Aerodrome. Flying ground of the Aero Club, chosen 1909 by the Short brothers for the world's first aircraft factory, building Wright brothers' "Flyers"

Muswell Manor, Leysdown-on-Sea, United Kingdom where it sited