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The Short S.14 Sarafand was a British biplane flying boat built by Short Brothers. It was planned as a general reconnaissance aircraft for military service. When it was built in 1932 it was the largest aeroplane in the United Kingdom.

Design
The Sarafand was a six-engined biplane flying boat with equal span wings. It had a monoplane tail unit with one large fin and two small auxiliary fins on the tailplane. ==Operational history==
Operational history
The Sarafand prototype was built at No. 3 Shop at Rochester, but the shop did not have enough height to fit the upper wing. The semi-completed flying boat was launched into the river on 15 Jun 1932 and moved to a new slipway, originally called the Barge Yard, for final assembly. Only one S.14 was built (serial S1589); it was later used for experimental flying at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Felixstowe. The Sarafand was scrapped there in 1936. ==Operators==
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