<page_title> List of Air Ministry specifications </page_title> <section_title> 1940–1949 </section_title> <table> <cell> R.14/40 <col_header> Spec </col_header> </cell> <cell> Very long range reconnaissance flying boat – Centaurus-engined Sunderland replacement <col_header> Type </col_header> </cell> <cell> Saunders-Roe S.41, Short Shetland <col_header> Designs </col_header> </cell> </table>
Short Shetland was designed to meet an Air Ministry Specification R.14/40 for a very-long range reconnaissance flying boat.