Short Shirl

Shirl
N111, the second Shirl, drops a torpedo at Dunbar, UK in July 1918
General information
TypeShipborne torpedo-bomber
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerShort Brothers
Number built4
History
First flight27 May 1918

The Short N.1B Shirl was a British single-seat biplane, intended to carry heavy torpedoes from early aircraft carriers late in the First World War. It met its specifications but planned production was ended with the Armistice of 1918. The design was developed further for an attempt to cross the Atlantic nonstop for the first time, but this was not successful.

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