I wish I could answer these questions. Models were the A-1 (plywood) and the A-3 (metal).
My info says there are 3 in the Broads possibly as far south as Parker Island.
As to whether or not they were left to sink I doubt it very much because the man who contacted me said his father (at Grenier Airfield in about 1942) was dispatched to get them back. If I was on the development team I certainly would want them back to see how they fared when they hit the water among other things to look at.
How they loaded them for testing I also do not know. Simple dead weight would help but actual supplies on board would lend a realistic touch to the tests.
They are high on my list to find but the Broads is brutal with both depth issues and terrain issues. I do like the idea of contacting the Weirs Times and will do so.
Thanks all.
HH
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