Aircraft Photo of G-ADPR | Percival P.3 Gull Six | AirHistory.net #13166
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-ADPR
Aircraft Original Type:Percival P.3 Gull Six
Aircraft Generic Type:Percival P.3 Gull Six
Aircraft Version:Percival P.3 Gull Six
C/n (msn):D55
Aircraft Name:Jean
Location
City / Airport:Coventry - BagintonMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGBE   IATA: CVT   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:19 June 1954
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID: 13166
Photo Comment

Jean Batten's Gull Six bearing her name on its engine cowling. Used from 1935 in several record-breaking world flights. Impressed in World War Two as RAF AX866 and re-purchased by Percivals in August 1946. Later to ZK-DPR and now displayed at Auckland Airport.

This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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