Superb,
cyflyer! I loved it! Built in 1944 at Rochester as a Mk.III Sunderland, it is
just possible that Edward's flying boat was the very one that I saw as a little lad ready for launching into the Medway that year! (Yes, I know, this would be a long shot, but I can dream, can't I?)
The very chequered life of the old girl is well detailed and photographed in this link:
VH-BRF Short S-25 Sandringham
Once again, many thanks for providing this gem of a video!