(fr) Aeronavale.org, Année 1943 – Février, „ … Février - En Afrique du Nord, la Royal Navy accepte de livrer 20 Walrus (photo) destinés à la 4S1 d’Arzew '…"
(en) Airpowerworld, Supermarine Walrus, „ … At least five enemy submarines were either sunk or damaged by Walruses, the last confirmed successful attack on a submarine was by Walrus W2709 on the 11 July 1942, when Sub Lt PE Jordan and Lt DJ Cook sank the Italian submarine Ondina. ……"
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(tr) Kurt, E., Türkiye'de ana jet üslerinin kuruluşu ve gelişimi (nl:„Vestiging en ontwikkeling van de belangrijkste vliegbases in Turkije"), p.viii (2011), " Al. = Alay (regiment), Dz. = Deniz (zee), Tb. = Tabur (bataljon), Tyy. = Tayyare (vliegtuigen), Bl. = Bölük (compagnie/squadron), K.lığı = Komutanlığı (commandement)"
(en) Taylor, J.W.R., A short history of Saunders-Roe (okt. 2020), p16: „… The first contract for 25 Walruses was dated January 25th, 1940, and specified a purchase price of £10,500 for each aircraft, including £500 profit. …".
(en) Sheldon, J., 12 mrt 2017, R.J.Mitchell's Walrus – 'he looped the bloody thing', „ … Henry Knowler, Chief Designer at Saunders Roe who watched the display in the company of Mitchell, reported the designer’s understandable surprise and anxiety at the low level antics of the five-day old prototype. ‘He looped the bloody thing,’ Mitchell kept repeating to everyone he met. …" (nl:„ … Henry Knowler, hoofdontwerper bij Saunders Roe, die in gezelschap van Mitchell de vliegshow bekeek, maakte melding van de begrijpelijke verbazing en angst van de ontwerper over de capriolen op geringe hoogte van het vijf dagen oude prototype. Mitchell bleef tegen iedereen die hij tegenkwam herhalen: 'Hij maakte een looping met het verdomde ding' …")
(en) Historical Section Naval Staff Admiralty, Naval Staff History Second World War, Battle Summary No.17 Naval Operations of the Campaign in Norway, april-june 1940 (1951), Ch. III The allied counter offensive and general employment of naval forces, p61, Sec.25. Carrier and F.A.A. operations, „ … Between 18th May and 6th June, a squadron of six Walruses was based on Harstad, whence they were employed on anti-submarine patrols, convoying, occasional ferrying and especially communication duties - a difficult problem in that mountainous country, broken by waterways and with few roads. Out of some 250 flights during the period, more than three-quarters were devoted to transporting British and French officers on such missions. The base was closed down on 6th June and the squadron re-embarked in the Ark Royal; on the last day, however, the five remaining Walruses carried out a spirited bombing attack on German troops and installations at Solfolla. …"
(en) Historical Section Naval Staff Admiralty, Naval Staff History Second World War, Battle Summary No.17 Naval Operations of the Campaign in Norway, april-june 1940 (1951), Ch. X The retreat from Northern Norway, p125, Sec.62. The withdrawal, „ … destroyed the oil tanks at Solfolla (Lat. 68°14' N., Long. 14°34' E.) …"
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(en) Argentina – Aircraft – Supermarine Walrus Mk I, „ … The first two units, bought in 1940, were coded 2-0-1 and 2-0-2 and served until 1948. Eight more Walrus were acquired between 1946 and 1950 … these new units were Mk.I; they were fitted with Bristol Pegasus IV engines and could reach a speed of 230 km/h. …"
(en) Brown, David (1972). Profile Publications No. 224: Supermarine Walrus I & Seagull V Variants. Profile Publications Ltd., Windsor. Geraadpleegd op 19 januari 2022 ""Shagbat": a humourous but undignified naval epithet bestowed on the feathered variety of sea-gull. (nl.: ‘’Shagbat: een humoristische maar onwaardige benaming van zeelui voor de (gevederde) zeemeeuw (‘gevederd’ omdat hier de vogel bedoeld wordt, en niet de Supermarine Seagull))"
(tr) 1941-1942 Yılları Arasındaki Hava Şehit Erler (nl:Gevallen luchtmachtpersoneel 1941-1942) Hv.Plt.Üçvş Ahmet Olcay (1914-1941), „ 06.06.1941 Hv.Plt.Üçvş (Hava Pilot Üstçavuş) Ahmet Olcay … Valrus uçağı ile denize düşerek şehit olmuştur… " (nl:„6 juni 1941 Sgt1-vlieger Olcay … kwam om het leven toen hij met zijn Walrus in zee stortte …")
(tr) 1941-1942 Yılları Arasındaki Hava Şehit Erler (nl:Gevallen luchtmachtpersoneel 1941-1942) Hv.Mkns.Astsb.Çvş Ömer Kiray (1919-1941), „ 06.06.1941 Hv.Mkns.Astsb.Çvş (Hava Markonist Astsubay çavuş) Ömer Kiray … Valrus uçağı ile görev uçuşu esnasında, denize düşerek şehit olmuştur … " (nl:„6 juni 1941 Radiotelegrafist Sgt Kiray … kwam om het leven toen zijn Walrus tijdens een patrouillevlucht met in zee stortte …")
(tr) 1941-1942 Yılları Arasındaki Hava Şehit Erler (nl:Gevallen luchtmachtpersoneel 1941-1942) Hv.Bomb.Astsb.Çvş Ehem Ögel (1921-1941), „02.12.1941 Hv.Bomb.Astsb.Çvş (Hava Bombardıman Astsubay çavuş) Ehem Ögel … manş atışlari görevli uçuşunda Walrus uçağı ile Safra köyü telsiz istasyonu tellerine takılmasi neticesinde düşerek şehit olmuştur … " (nl:„2 dec 1941 Bomrichter Sgt Ögel … kwam om het leven op 02.12.1941 toen zijn Walrus tijdens een patrouillevlucht bij de Bosporus neerstortte nadat het de draden van het radiostation in het dorp Safra raakte. …")
(en) IPMS.nl, [3], „… 2 civilian Dutch registred Walrus aircraft were deployed aboard the Dutch Whaler ship "Willem Barendsz" from October 1946 - March 1947. They had bright yellow schemes. Walrus PH-NAW while deployed from Willem Barendsz had an accident at this voyage December 1946 and sank near CapeTown, South Africa. The other Walrus PH-NAX on board did not fly for various reasons and was put out of service upon return March 1946; it sold and was a "tourist attraction" at Vaalserberg for a few years. …"
