This aircraft was originally ordered in September 1937 as a civil flying boat, but was quickly taken over as a military transport. Gun turrets were added and only thirteen aircraft were thought to have been completed. Most of these aircraft were either destroyed in combat or scuttled; there still remains doubt about the fate of 2 aircraft said to have been flown to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, USA for testing. One was later scuttled by filling it with spare parts to weigh her down. It is thought she now rests perfectly preserved on the seabed, owing to low oxygen levels in the water. There are plans to raise and restore this aircraft.
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