S.45 Seaford | |
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![]() Seaford NJ205 at Rochester, July 1946 | |
General information | |
Type | Flying boat |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
Primary user | Royal Air Force |
Number built | 10 |
History | |
First flight | 30 August 1944 |
Developed from | Short Sunderland |
Variants | Short Solent |
The Short S.45 Seaford was a 1940s flying boat, designed as a long range maritime patrol bomber for RAF Coastal Command. It was developed from the Short S.25 Sunderland, and initially ordered as "Sunderland Mark IV".