Registration / Serial: | L-BONK |
Aircraft Original Type: | Avia BH-11 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Avia BH-11 |
Aircraft Version: | Avia BH-11C |
C/n (msn): | 18 |
City / Airport: | Prague - Kbely (LKKB)Map |
Country: | Czechia |
Collection: | Letecké Muzeum Kbely |
Photo Date: | 30 May 2020 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. GardinerContact |
Photo ID: | 249990Submit Correction |
View count: | 392 |
The BH-11 prototype first took off on June 17, 1924. The primary customer was the Czechoslovak Air Force, which used the type under the designation B-11, Bš-11 (trainer) and Bk-11 (courier). The BH-11C was the sports version and L-BONK won the air races in the mid-1920s, firstly in Paris and then the Coppa d'Italia, the prestigious race around Rome. It then flew for the Aeroklub Pilsen (as OK-IZZ?) and was stored in the repository of the Museum of West Bohemia, where its condition slowly deteriorated over time. A restoration was completed in 1968 and the plane is now (almost) on display.
Registration / Serial: | L-BONK |
Aircraft Version: | Avia BH-11C |
C/n (msn): | 18 |
City / Airport: | Prague - Kbely (LKKB)Map | Country: | Czechia |
Photo Date: | 30 May 2020 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. GardinerContact |
Registration / Serial: | L-BONK |
Aircraft Original Type: | Avia BH-11 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Avia BH-11 |
Aircraft Version: | Avia BH-11C |
C/n (msn): | 18 |
City / Airport: | Prague - Kbely (LKKB)Map |
Country: | Czechia |
Collection: | Letecké Muzeum Kbely |
Photo Date: | 30 May 2020 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. GardinerContact |
Photo ID: | 249990Submit Correction |
View count: | 392 |
The BH-11 prototype first took off on June 17, 1924. The primary customer was the Czechoslovak Air Force, which used the type under the designation B-11, Bš-11 (trainer) and Bk-11 (courier). The BH-11C was the sports version and L-BONK won the air races in the mid-1920s, firstly in Paris and then the Coppa d'Italia, the prestigious race around Rome. It then flew for the Aeroklub Pilsen (as OK-IZZ?) and was stored in the repository of the Museum of West Bohemia, where its condition slowly deteriorated over time. A restoration was completed in 1968 and the plane is now (almost) on display.
Registration / Serial: | L-BONK |
Aircraft Version: | Avia BH-11C |
C/n (msn): | 18 |
City / Airport: | Prague - Kbely (LKKB)Map | Country: | Czechia |
Photo Date: | 30 May 2020 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. GardinerContact |