Felixstowe F.5

Felixstowe F.5
Felixstowe F.5s in formation, 1928.[1]
General information
TypeMilitary flying boat
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerSeaplane Experimental Station (1)
Short Brothers (23)
Dick, Kerr & Co. (2)
Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company (17)
Gosport Aircraft Company (10)
S.E. Saunders Ltd
Boulton Paul Ltd (hulls only)
Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd
Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal (10)
Hiro Naval Arsenal (60)
Aichi (40)
Designer
Primary usersRoyal Air Force
Number built163 (F.5); 227 (F5L)
History
Introduction date1918
First flightNovember 1917
Retired1930
Developed fromFelixstowe F.2
VariantsFelixstowe F5L
Hiro H1H

The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe.

  1. ^ "Felixstowe F.5, N4568, in formation with another aircraft, 1928". Royal Air Force Museum. Hendon. 1928. Retrieved 23 January 2017.