Aircraft Photo of VX195 | Avro 688 Tudor 8 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #114199
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VX195
Other Marks:P
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 688 Tudor
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 688 Tudor
Aircraft Version:Avro 688 Tudor 8
C/n (msn):1249
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force / A.V. Roe (Avro)
Location
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
 
Photo Date:1948
Photo from:A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd (via R.A.Scholefield)
Photo ID: 114199
Photo Comment

The Tudor 8 was a conversion from Tudor 4 G-AGST and was fitted with four Rolls-Royce Nene 4 turbojets, first flying thus on 6 September 1948. It was demonstrated at that year's Farnborough Air Show. This one-off type was fitted with a tailwheel undercrriage, and was developed into the tri u/c Avro 706 Ashton. VX195 was broken up in 1951. From Avros 60 years ago.

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