Common submerged aquatic vegetation includes eelgrass and widgeon grass. Geoffrey Hill supervising the construction of the Widgeon III prototype. She later owned and flew a Grumman Widgeon amphibian. Most of the Drones Club stories star either Freddie Widgeon or Bingo Little. The cable was finally landed and the splice made aboard "Widgeon" on 19 October. The flights were operated by a 7-seater seaplane, a Grumman Widgeon J-4F. Westland developed an improved version, the Widgeon, which was not a great success. A Grumman Widgeon aircraft was used for the series. The Widgeon was originally designed for the civil market. Westland developed an improved version the Widgeon which was not a great success. The Grumman G-44 Widgeon is a small, five-person, twin-engine amphibious aircraft.