Saro A17 Cutty Sark Amphibious Aircraft Prop — Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man
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Propeller of the Saro A17 Cutty Sark named "Progress" (Reg. G-ABBC) on public display inside departures hall of Ronaldsway Airport
Waymark Code: WMTDM5
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 11/07/2016
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The Saro A17 Cutty Sark was a British amphibious aircraft from the period between World War I and World War II, built by the British firm Saunders-Roe.
British Amphibious Airlines operated a service between Blackpool and the Isle of Man using a Saro Cutty Sark named "Progress" (G-ABBC) which could carry four passengers. The aircraft was based at Squires Gate Airport but picked up passengers on the forshore and alighted in Douglas harbour on the Isle of Man, if the sea conditions were bad they used Ronaldsway Airport. Although the first to operate a service to the Isle of Man they were in competition with the Isle of Man Air Services who operated from Liverpool. The first year they carried 348 passengers on the service, during 1933 the service was only operated on three days a week and only carried 130 passengers.
The inscription of the plaque below the prop reads:
Presented in memory of
WING-COMMANDER RONALD CECIL HOWE MONK
1903 - 1972
owner and operator of
BRITISH AMPHIBIOUS AIR LINES LIMITED
The first scheduled airline in Great Britain which operated between
Blackpool, Liverpool and the Isle of Man during 1932 and 1933.
This propeller was used on the Company's Saro Cutty Sark amphibian
Progress registration G-ABBC
source: wikipedia (Saro A17), wikipedia (British Amphibious Airlines)