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Thanks guys. After the Air Ministry had effectively strangled the Nile along with Blackburn's airline aspirations in conjunction with Cobham they seriously considered dropping flying boats from their business, which, in common with almost all companies, was in serious financial trouble in the early 1930s. But all in all the Oceanic looked like a superior design to Supermarine's Type 179, at least on paper, so it is a pity that they did not get the opportunity to build it.