11. Based on this experience, Westland decided to enter the Widgeon into production for the private owner. 12. Pearce Seeds are responsible for'maintaining and protecting'the Maris Widgeon heritage variety of wheat. 13. The ponds often host such waterbirds as American widgeon , gadwalls, northern shovelers, and wood ducks. 14. On 16 July 1929 the Widgeon came alongside of the and its divers replaced a damaged propeller underwater. 15. In December 1946 an agreement was signed between Westland Aircraft and Westland Widgeon , but it was commercially unsuccessful. 16. Instead Wackett flew the Widgeon II along the coast to Broome and met the Southamptons there on 1 June 1928. 17. A considerably modified version was also developed by Westland as the Westland Widgeon , but the type was never adopted for service. 18. Meanwhile, a local airline, Amphibian Airways had started the Stewart Island route in the early 1950s, using Grumman Widgeons . 19. Wackett took off from Richmond Air Base on 6 April but returned after the Widgeon II was not able to climb sufficiently. 20. Around 17 February the airframe of the Widgeon I was burnt at Point Cook, after logging 99 hours of flying time.
