Registration / Serial:G-ABXN
Aircraft Original Type:Airspeed AS-5 Courier
Aircraft Generic Type:Airspeed AS-5 Courier
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-5 Courier
C/n (msn):7
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:11 April 1933 to 30 April 1933
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:576997Submit Correction
View count: 298
The Courier prototype seen on one of its first flights, which were carried out by RAE pilot George Stainforth. Designed as an upmarket private aircraft, the type featured retractable landing gear, and the prototype was ordered by Alan Cobham for a non-stop flight to India with aerial refuelling. He only got as far as Malta on 22 September 1934.
Registration / Serial:G-ABXN
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-5 Courier
C/n (msn):7
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:11 April 1933 to 30 April 1933
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Registration / Serial:G-ABXN
Aircraft Original Type:Airspeed AS-5 Courier
Aircraft Generic Type:Airspeed AS-5 Courier
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-5 Courier
C/n (msn):7
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:11 April 1933 to 30 April 1933
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact
Photo ID:576997Submit Correction
View count: 298
The Courier prototype seen on one of its first flights, which were carried out by RAE pilot George Stainforth. Designed as an upmarket private aircraft, the type featured retractable landing gear, and the prototype was ordered by Alan Cobham for a non-stop flight to India with aerial refuelling. He only got as far as Malta on 22 September 1934.
Registration / Serial:G-ABXN
Aircraft Version:Airspeed AS-5 Courier
C/n (msn):7
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:11 April 1933 to 30 April 1933
Photo from:Peter de Jong CollectionContact