Lakes Water Bird

Water Bird
Role two seat experimental seaplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer A.V. Roe Ltd
Designer (float) E.W. Wakefield
First flight (as seaplane) 25 November 1911
Number built 1
Developed from Glenn Curtiss design

The Lakes Water Bird or Waterbird, sometimes known as the Avro Curtiss-type, is remembered as the first consistently successful British seaplane, developed by the Windermere-based Lakes Flying Company, during 1911.