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ampton and places along the South coast. Towards the latter part of 1919 they inaugurated the first international marine air service by running their flying boats between Southampton and le Havre. DECEMBER 14, 1922 for a very large twin-engined amphibian which will be the largest amphibian flying boat in the world. The construction of both these machines is now nearing completion. Finally it should be recalled that in the summer of this The Supermarine " Sea Lion," which won the Schneider seaplane race at Naples. Napier "Lion" engine. This machine is fitted witha In the Air Ministry competition for amphibian machines m 1920 a Supermarine amphibian flying boat was awarded a prize of £4,000, together with a further amount of £4,000 which was granted specially by the British Government in recognition of the unusual merit of the machine, which passed the arduous tests over land and sea without any breakage, and even without any adjustment being necessary. In 1921 this firm produced the first amphibian flying boat to be specially designed for operations by the R.A.F. in connection with the British Navy. In 1922 the Supermarine Aviation Works received an order from the Air Ministry for the largest flying boat to be built since the war, and another year the Supermarine Works designed and built the fast flying boat, with Napier " Lion " engine, which brought to Great Britain the Coupe Schneider, with the result that next year's race for this Cup will be flown in this country. Not only did the Supermarine " Sea Lion " win the Schneider race, but it established a world's speed record for flying boats. The Supermarine flying boats are to be found in all parts of the world. They have been supplied to a great number of foreign powers, and in many places such as Fiji, British Guiana, Trinidad, Bermuda, Venezuela, etc., their machines have been the first marine aircraft ever to be seen. 'WW • The Supermarine " Channel " type, Mark II, which has> 230 h.p/Siddeley/' Puma " engine. 738
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