Short Springbok

Springbok I / II / Chamois
Springbok I prototype (J6974), Martlesham Heath 1923
General information
TypeTwo-seater biplane
ManufacturerShort Brothers
Designer
Primary userAeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), Martlesham Heath
Number built2 (S.3 Springbok I)
3 (S.3b Springbok II)
1 (S.3b Chamois)
History
First flightS.3 (Springbok I): 19 April 1923
S.3a (Springbok II): 25 March 1925
S.3b (Chamois): 14 March 1927

The Short Springbok was a two-seat, all-metal reconnaissance biplane produced for the British Air Ministry in the 1920s. All together six aircraft of the Springbok design were built but none entered service with the armed forces.