Britain's Flying Luxury Hotel -- The "Sandringham" flying beat taxi-ing before taking off on its maiden flight. Britain's latest luxury hotel of the air was christened today by Lord Minister, Minister of civil Aviation at Short Bros. works, Rochester, Kent. The Short "Sandringham" flying beat offers a standard of comfort for its passengers never before displayed on British planes plus the maximum safety and reliability, which have been ***** by past experience from Shorts flying beats in operation during the war years. December 19, 1945. (Photo by Fox Photos).